Zechariah 1:7-21
We should always go to the source and not assume.
1 Peter 5:7
Our eternal gift is with the Lord. We need to focus on storing up our treasures in heaven and not here on earth.
Focus on the future, not what is happening now. God will always answer our prayers, in his time.
Learn from your mistakes and don't make them again. Help and guide others to not make the same mistake. That is what God was doing here, trying to stop the remnant (people left of those rescued from Egypt) from being seperated from God.
In Zechariah's vision, there was a man standing among the beautiful myrtle trees. That man was Jesus. The trees were beautiful because of God's presence among them.
The angel is questioning how long God will withhold the mercy from the people. In verse 13, like He does today, he spoke to him using kindness and compassion.
God wants us to come back to him and ask for forgiveness - which He gives to us freely - even though we don't deserve it.
Verse 14, people often read this verse incorrectly. God is not jealous of us, but he is jealous for us. He wants us to worship Him and only Him. He wanted their (and our) love and attention
Psalm 78:58
God sent Zechariah to give the people the hope of reconciliation. The word of the Lord is true. He will protect us and keep us from being looked at in shame. Our strength comes from God's truth.
God will make a way.
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