”So he answered me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength or by might, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord of Armies.“
‘“What are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. And he will bring out the capstone accompanied by shouts of: Grace, grace to it! ’”
Zechariah 4:6-7 CSB
What an amazing scene, Zechariah is having a simple vision looking at a golden lamp. It is decorated with various images and he is trying to understand what they represent. The Lord answers him with something that seems unrelated: this impossible thing will be accomplished, but don’t get confused, I will do it, not you! And even more incredible, the result will cause everyone to recognize the salvation comes from God only and it is not even deserved.
I love what God is doing here because it is unmistakably Him doing it! The people are not getting what they want because they were so good at planning, or they had a great army, or such wonderful strategy…it was God doing it even though they didn’t deserve it! I want my life to be like this…far too much of my life is accomplished because of me pushing, grinding, manipulating or just outright effort. God is gracious and it often turns out Ok, but not amazing…I want God to be stringing my life together, confident in His leading and in the center of His will. Doing challenging things as if they were easy because of You!
Lord, I am probably more than half way through with life, help me to walk into the works that can only be accomplished by You…the things I can produce are not fulfilling and I want to spend the rest of my life content in You. Help me to see Your way and walk confidently into it!
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