Zechariah 4:7
Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
In the past year I have been going through many changes. Personally, I have found my life to be very challenging, and very rewarding at the same time. Considering the state of our government, Covid, and our economy, I am sure that I am not the only one who has been feeling the strain. It is my heartfelt hope that as we Overcome, our roots will be planted deeper in Christ, and that each coming day brings the excitement that Only comes from Knowing the Lord.
I am only flesh, and sometimes I feel weary. I have been going through one of those times lately, feeling like the mountain is too high to climb. God is good and has encouraged me with his Word, “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts (heavenly armies)” (Zech 4:6). Oh, My Goodness! I had to read the book.
The book of Zechariah is one of the most apocalyptical and Messianic books of the Old Testament. Although God was calling Zechariah to preach repentance to Israel, and to rebuild the temple, prophesy about Christ (The Branch) and His return to rule as King Sovereign are given more than 500 years BC. Even the thirty pieces of silver, and the potters house are foretold. They took Nothing from Jesus, but He laid his own life down. Judas sold him out for the price of a slave (Exodus 21:32). I am sure that I will never understand the fullness of God’s word, but I do understand what God spoke into me as I read this book. Satin had a plot, BUT GOD, had a plan. I believe these Myrtle trees could be symbolic of God’s healing. Oh how He Loves us!
Today’s world offers a lot of watered-down Christianity. To be Sold-Out to Christ is often considered to be Fanatical. The truth is that we must choose who we will serve each day. God has called us out to be separate from the world (2 Cor. 6:17), to be Biblically correct, not politically correct. That will never change. There is not even a shadow of turning in Him (James 1:17). He is and will Always be The God of Covenant, The Only God. The great I AM (Exodus 3:14)!
God called Abraham, our founding father, out of Idolatry (Genesis 12). Genesis is the Book of Beginnings, and from the Beginning, He is the God of Covenant (Genesis 9:13). Circumcision was a token of Covenant that was carried in the flesh (Genesis 17:9-11). We are under the New Covenant (Testament) of Jesus Christ, and our circumcision is of the heart (Col. 2:29).
He is a Jealous God (Zech. 8:2). The First Commandment is, “Thou shalt have No other gods before thee”, and the Second is like unto it, “Thou shalt Not make unto thee Any graven image” (Ex. 20:3-4). Idolatry was the reason God’s people went into captivity in Babylon (Jer.20). He gave Commandments, Not Suggestions.
The Book of Zechariah is still relevant in our lives today. We suffer the consequences of our sin, but God is Always waiting for us to repent, and eager to restore. Sometimes we are refined in the fire. We are spiritual people on this carnal journey. We don’t wrestle against flesh and blood, but against spiritual wickedness in high places (Eph. 6:12).
My heart melts as God refers to His children as the apple of His eye (Zech. 2:8). He see’s every tear that falls, and says to Babylon, “I will not meet thee as a man” (Isaiah 47). There have been times in my life when I thought that I wanted to see God’s hand of vengeance on my enemy. Thanks be to God who has circumcised my heart that I found no joy in It. It has Always been about the heart with God (1 Sam 16:7).
Many times, in our frail lives we look at our past, present, and future, feeling like we are past restoration. We comprehend Overcoming as a Mountain too Big to climb. The reality is that, not by our might or by our power, but by the Spirit of God we can Overcome the mountains in front of us and turn the mountains of our past into plains. Jesus is the stone that remains. He is our strong foundation, and the Chief Cornerstone of our faith (Eph. 2:20). He has given us Power to speak to the mountains (Matt. 17:20).
The photo above is a visual that I have chosen to keep in my mind. It says to me, “Fear Not, but let your hands be strong (Zech. 8:13). The mountain of your past is gone. Jesus is the rock that remains, and I am saved by Grace. I am a Jew inwardly, grafted in by the circumcision of my heart (Romans 2:29). I Am The Apple of God’s Eye, An Overcomer. (Rev.3:21).
References
King James Bible
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