
Zechariah Chapter 9 – Destruction and Salvation Belong to God
In today’s modern-day context, reading prophetic books can be a very unrelatable or dissociative experience and process; having to plough through pages of seemingly fictitious or abstract content, far removed from reality. The more advanced command of language used in each of these books makes for an additional barrier to entry. Nevertheless, we must hold this fact at the forefront of our minds, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” – 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Carefully and systematically examining the details in this chapter, the following introspective questions come into view: No matter how perplexing it may be to completely decipher and convey clear, truthful interpretations of prophetic books, one shared and recurring message across them is this: Those God has chosen to love, He will jealously defend, strengthen and preserve, especially those who have, likewise, set their love upon Him, honoured Him, and known His name. Those God has deemed opposers, He will zealously and utterly devastate and destroy, that His absolute sovereignty and dominion might persevere and prevail, even to the ends of the earth. “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” – Numbers 23:19 Lowly as our Lord Jesus was sent and came to save, throughout our Christian life, let us keep our heads down and strive, work hard, and stay humble, as we, against all odds, in Jesus’ footsteps, stand united and ride towards God’s eternal stronghold.
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