Bible Chapter: Zechariah 3 & 4

Because the Bible is practical, here are some statements to get you thinking.

1.  Write one or two key thoughts that come from today’s reading.
There is a strong spiritual battle that rages.  Satan is the enemy and he works hard to accuse all who follow God.  The accuser was there to oppose what God was doing.  The opposition to the rebuilding of the Temple came from Satan.  Nothing has changed.  He is still the adversary today, the accuser who continually fights to mess up our lives.  The opposition that believers face is from the pit of Hell.  We are fighting against evil, not other believers.  The answer is, in the power of God’s name, to resist, to rebuke Satan.  The accusations he makes are always based on lies and deceit.  The enemy takes issues and blows them up to try to cause us to give up and make us look like evil failures.  The authority is in the name of the Lord, not in ourselves.  Through whatever hard times we must travel,  God wants us to lean on Him, to obey and see His provision and delivery.  God will make us new in Him.  Walk in God’s ways and watch Him do amazing things.

2.  What can I apply in my life from the reading?
The issues of daily life.  How do we deal with them?
Zechariah 4:6-7 NKJV
6 So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts. 7 ‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ”
How do we make it in life?  Through the power of God’s Holy Spirit.  This applies to all believers.  What are the options of power in humanity?  Military, political or physical strength are all weak in themselves and cannot accomplish God’s eternal work.  It is only through spiritual strength and weapons that we win spiritual battles.  Jesus ministered as a man through the power of the Holy Spirit.  When the church was established it was based on the power of the Holy Spirit.  As believers continue to rely on the guidance and empowerment of the Spirit, eternity will be changed.  All believers need the fullness and active power of the Holy Spirit in their lives.  The Baptism in the Spirit is for today.

3.  How can I help someone?
Whatever God has call you to do, do it.  Don’t think that anything is too small to be important in God’s eyes.  If He wants you to do it, then nothing is unimportant.  God builds big things with small beginnings.