<p>1:8 <i>Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his division</i>- The very process of service and obedience leads to greater faith in practice. It was <i>whilst</i> Zacharias went about his service to the Lord that we was given the news that he would finally have a son. And we all find this true. As we enter more deeply and more passionately into the things of the Lord, so He leads us further into new understandings and fresh areas of endeavour. According to the AV of Gen. 24:27, it was whilst Abraham's servant was &quot;in the way&quot; of going God's path, that he was led by God to find the fulfilment of his mission in getting a wife for Isaac: &quot;I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren&quot;. There is a similar idea in Acts 13:2: &quot;And as they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said: Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work unto which I have called them&quot;.</p>