Zechariah 4:2-3,6,14 - He asked me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven channels to the lamps. Also there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.”… So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty…So he said, “These are the two who are anointed to serve the Lord of all the earth.”
Zechariah 5:2 - He asked me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying scroll, twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”
Application:
· The Holy Spirit provides the fullness of God’s power!!!
· Does the bold, clear message of judgment against sin spur me on to repentance and righteousness?
· Do I do God’s work in the power of the Spirit?
· Do I serve the Lord of all the earth?
· Do I understand that my resources for overcoming obstacles comes from an outpouring of the Holy Spirit?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
That Day
Zechariah 3:10 - “‘In that day each of you will invite your neighbor to sit under your vine and fig tree,’ declares the LORD Almighty.”
Isaiah 2:20 - In that day people will throw away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.
Zechariah 4:1,6-7,10,14 - Then the angel who talked with me returned and woke me up, like someone awakened from sleep…So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. “What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’”… “Who dares despise the day of small things, since the seven eyes of the LORD that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone in the hand of Zerubbabel?”… So he said, “These are the two who are anointed to serve the Lord of all the earth.”
Application:
· Do I see the futility of worshiping idols?
· Do I understand the obstacles that face me are not overcome by conventional resources? Do I understand my resources come from an outpouring of God’s Spirit?
· Do I realize faith in the power of God’s Spirit can overcome mountainous obstacles, including opposition and unwillingness to persevere?
· God’s work may start in small and unobtrusive ways, yet reach a glorious conclusion!!! God oversees the whole earth and is therefore in control of every situation!!!
· Do I serve the Lord of all the earth?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Isaiah 2:20 - In that day people will throw away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.
Zechariah 4:1,6-7,10,14 - Then the angel who talked with me returned and woke me up, like someone awakened from sleep…So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. “What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’”… “Who dares despise the day of small things, since the seven eyes of the LORD that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone in the hand of Zerubbabel?”… So he said, “These are the two who are anointed to serve the Lord of all the earth.”
Application:
· Do I see the futility of worshiping idols?
· Do I understand the obstacles that face me are not overcome by conventional resources? Do I understand my resources come from an outpouring of God’s Spirit?
· Do I realize faith in the power of God’s Spirit can overcome mountainous obstacles, including opposition and unwillingness to persevere?
· God’s work may start in small and unobtrusive ways, yet reach a glorious conclusion!!! God oversees the whole earth and is therefore in control of every situation!!!
· Do I serve the Lord of all the earth?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Rebuke and Rebuke
Zechariah 3:2 - The LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?”
Zechariah 4:7 - “What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’”
Zechariah 2:12 - The LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.
Zechariah 13:8-9 - In the whole land,” declares the LORD, “two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it. This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
Deuteronomy 4:20 - But as for you, the LORD took you and brought you out of the iron-smelting furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of his inheritance, as you now are.
Application:
· If I have faith in the power of God’s Spirit, I can overcome mountainous obstacles, whether practical, political or spiritual, including opposition and my unwillingness to persevere!!!
· Does God dwell with me? Have I come to worship Him?
· God is merciful in the midst of judgment!!!
· Is the Lord refining me like silver and testing me like gold?
· Has the Lord brought me through affliction, testing and refinement? Is He still bringing me through?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Zechariah 4:7 - “What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’”
Zechariah 2:12 - The LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.
Zechariah 13:8-9 - In the whole land,” declares the LORD, “two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it. This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
Deuteronomy 4:20 - But as for you, the LORD took you and brought you out of the iron-smelting furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of his inheritance, as you now are.
Application:
· If I have faith in the power of God’s Spirit, I can overcome mountainous obstacles, whether practical, political or spiritual, including opposition and my unwillingness to persevere!!!
· Does God dwell with me? Have I come to worship Him?
· God is merciful in the midst of judgment!!!
· Is the Lord refining me like silver and testing me like gold?
· Has the Lord brought me through affliction, testing and refinement? Is He still bringing me through?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Satan
Zechariah 3:1 - Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him.
Zechariah 6:11 - Take the silver and gold and make a crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jozadak.
2 Samuel 24:1 - Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
Exodus 19:5-6 - Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”
Job 1:12 - The LORD said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
Job 2:3 - Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”
Application:
· My Messiah, King and High Priest, Jesus, reigns!!!
- Do I try to glorify myself and depend on myself rather than the Lord?
· Have I set myself apart? Do I persevere in faithfulness? Am I wholly consecrated to His service?
· Will I prove my accuser (Satan) to be false? Will God delight in me?
· Will I hold fast to integrity? Everything that happens is part of God’s divine purpose!!!
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Zechariah 6:11 - Take the silver and gold and make a crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jozadak.
2 Samuel 24:1 - Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
Exodus 19:5-6 - Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”
Job 1:12 - The LORD said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
Job 2:3 - Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”
Application:
· My Messiah, King and High Priest, Jesus, reigns!!!
- Do I try to glorify myself and depend on myself rather than the Lord?
· Have I set myself apart? Do I persevere in faithfulness? Am I wholly consecrated to His service?
· Will I prove my accuser (Satan) to be false? Will God delight in me?
· Will I hold fast to integrity? Everything that happens is part of God’s divine purpose!!!
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Holy Land
Zechariah 2:12-13 - The LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem. Be still before the LORD, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.”
Exodus 3:5 - “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
Exodus 14:14 - The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Application:
· Does the Lord dwell with me? Have I come to worship the Lord? Am I one of His chosen?
· Have I been declared holy? Am I consecrated to the Lord’s service? Am I separated from the commonplace?
· Do I recognize that even though I am armed for battle, all victories are won by God alone?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Exodus 3:5 - “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
Exodus 14:14 - The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Application:
· Does the Lord dwell with me? Have I come to worship the Lord? Am I one of His chosen?
· Have I been declared holy? Am I consecrated to the Lord’s service? Am I separated from the commonplace?
· Do I recognize that even though I am armed for battle, all victories are won by God alone?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Many Nations
Zechariah 2:11 - “Many nations will be joined with the LORD in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me to you.
Jeremiah 24:7 - I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart.
Zechariah 8:8,22-23 - I will bring them back to live in Jerusalem; they will be my people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.”… And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD Almighty and to entreat him.” This is what the LORD Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”
Isaiah 2:2,20 - In the last days the mountain of the LORD’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it…In that day people will throw away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.
Application:
· Has God given me a saving knowledge of Him? Do I see God’s Sovereign grace? Have I repented in my heart?
· Am I blessed by the faithfulness and righteousness of God?
· Do I seek the Lord Almighty and entreat Him?
· Am I truly godly? Do I attract others to the Lord?
· Do I worship the one true God?
· Am I truly converted? Do I quibble over losing my idols?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Jeremiah 24:7 - I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart.
Zechariah 8:8,22-23 - I will bring them back to live in Jerusalem; they will be my people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.”… And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD Almighty and to entreat him.” This is what the LORD Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”
Isaiah 2:2,20 - In the last days the mountain of the LORD’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it…In that day people will throw away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.
Application:
· Has God given me a saving knowledge of Him? Do I see God’s Sovereign grace? Have I repented in my heart?
· Am I blessed by the faithfulness and righteousness of God?
· Do I seek the Lord Almighty and entreat Him?
· Am I truly godly? Do I attract others to the Lord?
· Do I worship the one true God?
· Am I truly converted? Do I quibble over losing my idols?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
I Will Live Among You
Zechariah 2:6-10 - “Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you to the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD. “Come, Zion! Escape, you who live in Daughter Babylon!” For this is what the LORD Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye—I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them. Then you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me. “Shout and be glad, Daughter Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you,” declares the LORD.
Isaiah 42:6-7 - “I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
Zechariah 9:9 - Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Numbers 23:21 - “No misfortune is seen in Jacob, no misery observed in Israel. The LORD their God is with them; the shout of the King is among them.
2 Corinthians 6:16 - What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
Application:
· Have I been freed from spiritual and moral bondage?
· My King is righteous and has brought salvation!!!
· My Lord is with me!!!
· God dwells directly and immediately in my midst!!!
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Isaiah 42:6-7 - “I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
Zechariah 9:9 - Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Numbers 23:21 - “No misfortune is seen in Jacob, no misery observed in Israel. The LORD their God is with them; the shout of the King is among them.
2 Corinthians 6:16 - What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
Application:
· Have I been freed from spiritual and moral bondage?
· My King is righteous and has brought salvation!!!
· My Lord is with me!!!
· God dwells directly and immediately in my midst!!!
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
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