”“Daughter Zion, shout for joy and be glad, for I am coming to dwell among you” — this is the Lord’s declaration. “Many nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day and become my people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the Lord of Armies has sent me to you.“
Zechariah 2:10-11 CSB
Chapter two continues with a hopeful message from God to His people. God is going to gather His people together into one city (Zion) and He is personally going to protect them. These verses would have been mind blowing for them because He is doing something new! He is going to live with them, not hidden inside the temple, but among them. Then he drops a bomb: many other nations will join us and also become His people!
This would be shocking to the Israelites because they have spent thousands of years separating themselves from other nations. This is a new concept, that God would draw in other peoples and live with them all! To us, this is all we know…anyone can have personal relationship with God, and He lives with us!
Lord, help me not to get over this incredible reality. Allow my mind to be captivated by You and the work that you are doing around me. It can be so easy to slip into thinking about myself and how I wish things would turn out, but that is such a small minded way to approach this life. Help me love you more every moment because You have blessed me beyond measure!
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