Jesus and the Davidic Covenant
Worthy Is the Lamb
Zechariah 10:1-5
The Message
God’s Work of Rebuilding
10 Pray to God for rain—it’s time for the spring rain—
to God, the rainmaker,
Spring thunderstorm maker,
maker of grain and barley.
to God, the rainmaker,
Spring thunderstorm maker,
maker of grain and barley.
2-3 “Store-bought gods babble gibberish.
Religious experts spout rubbish.
They pontificate hot air.
Their prescriptions are nothing but smoke.
And so the people wander like lost sheep,
poor lost sheep without a shepherd.
I’m furious with the so-called shepherds.
They’re worse than billy goats, and I’ll treat them like goats.”
Religious experts spout rubbish.
They pontificate hot air.
Their prescriptions are nothing but smoke.
And so the people wander like lost sheep,
poor lost sheep without a shepherd.
I’m furious with the so-called shepherds.
They’re worse than billy goats, and I’ll treat them like goats.”
3-5 God-of-the-Angel-Armies will step in
and take care of his flock, the people of Judah.
He’ll revive their spirits,
make them proud to be on God’s side.
God will use them in his work of rebuilding,
use them as foundations and pillars,
Use them as tools and instruments,
use them to oversee his work.
They’ll be a workforce to be proud of, working as one,
their heads held high, striding through swamps and mud,
Courageous and vigorous because God is with them,
undeterred by the world’s thugs.
and take care of his flock, the people of Judah.
He’ll revive their spirits,
make them proud to be on God’s side.
God will use them in his work of rebuilding,
use them as foundations and pillars,
Use them as tools and instruments,
use them to oversee his work.
They’ll be a workforce to be proud of, working as one,
their heads held high, striding through swamps and mud,
Courageous and vigorous because God is with them,
undeterred by the world’s thugs.
For Reflection
What
a wonderful image. It is now spring. The rains will wash away the
darkness of winter's hold on the land and propel its
restoration. As the rain restores the land, God will
restore us. Our spirits restored, God will put us to work
planting the seeds of reconciliation and cultivating God's garden of hope.
The winters of idolatry and empty promises producing disappointment and
despair will be washed away by God's healing rains. We, members of
God's Angel Army, revived in spirit, will continue to be instruments in
service to the Lord.
Pray
that
you will be a willing and obedient instrument of God's will. Pray that
you will be humbled by your commission. Pray that you will be moved by
your compassion to bring healing to an unjust world.
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