SCRIPTURE: Haggai 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: ‘On that day,’ declares the LORD Almighty, ‘I will take you, my servant Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will make you like my signet ring, for I have chosen you,’ declares the LORD Almighty. [Haggai 2:23] There are three sections in today’s reading. The first describes the lesser beauty…
give careful thought to your ways
SCRIPTURE: Haggai 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse…
one day!
SCRIPTURE: Zechariah 14 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name. [Zechariah 14:9] A day is coming when the Lord will finally be revealed and acknowledged as the Ruler of all creation – though not until a major war is fought….
do I want to be cleaned?
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Zechariah 13 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity. [Zechariah 13:1] This passage speaks of how God will “clean” His people, removing “unclean” (immoral, wicked, deceitful, etc.) from the world. The…
a shield that protects
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Zechariah 12 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: On that day the LORD will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them. [Zechariah 12:8] When God speaks about protecting…
how much is He worth to you?
SCRIPTURE: Zechariah 11 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I told them, “If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.” So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—the handsome price at which they valued me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and…
in His Name
SCRIPTURE: Zechariah 10 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I will strengthen them in the LORD and in his name they will live securely,” declares the LORD. [Zechariah 10:12] Zechariah is reminding God’s scattered, defeated people that He still cares for them, He will gather them together and re-establish them as a strong people! Their strength will be in the Lord, and…
hope on a donkey
SCRIPTURE: Zechariah 9 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. [Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 21:5]. Here we see an anticipation of Jesus’ triumphal entry, riding on a donkey. We believe that Jesus is the fulfillment of this Messianic promise – that the…
when they sense God in us
SCRIPTURE: Zechariah 8 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: 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.’” [Zechariah 8:23] When God describes what His…
empty religion
SCRIPTURE: Zechariah 7 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, was it really for me that you fasted? And when you were eating and drinking, were you not just feasting for yourselves? [Zechariah 7:5-6] When you sing…