Zechariah 2:1-3:10, Revelation 13:1-18, Psalm 141:1-10, Proverbs 30:18-20
Pray: Dear Father God, today we encounter persons who need cleansing, spiritual leaders, and an entire nation. As we begin this day we ask that You cleanse our hearts. Remove any sin or thought which would keep us from receiving Your revelation today through Scripture. Come Holy Spirit and give us your thoughts which are higher than ours.
Read: Zechariah speaks of the exiled people who have been given the invitation to come home. God is saying through His prophet that even though the rebellion of the people led to their separation from Him and the land He provided for them, the Lord’s mercy is being extended and the message is strong, “Welcome Home”. Do you need to hear this today? You have a place at God’s table, yes, even in His house.
Edify: We read of the accusations of Satan towards the high priest Jeshua. It is not that Jeshua is without fault, but it is that God’s grace is covering his sin and shortcomings. The imagery is powerful as God Himself rebukes Satan’s accusations and the Lord tells the angels to “take off his filthy clothes”. Can you get a glimpse for just a moment of the Lord literally allowing your sin to fall to the ground like filthy clothes, so you can put on the fresh garment of forgiveness and grace?
Practice: One thing is for sure, there will be a time when God allows the anti-Christ, those who are against the grace of God changing the hearts of men and women, to speak evil and mock God but those days will be numbered. The beast will be allowed to stir up evil and destruction. Yet, there is One who is coming who is more powerful than the beast, One, who spoke one day and creation itself came into existence—Jesus the Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. I’m not worried about Jesus’ power and capacity to defeat the enemy, I just want to make sure that I am by His side, serving and worshiping Him. You know, today would be a good time to resolve within your own heart that Jesus can count on you no matter what. Jesus can count on you, can’t He?
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