Good Morning Friends,
“Then the angel who was speaking to me said,
‘Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD Almighty says: “I am very jealous
for Jerusalem and Zion, but I am very angry with the nations that feel secure. I
was only a little angry, but they added to the calamity.” Therefore, this is what
the LORD says: “I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there my house will
be rebuilt. And the measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem,”
declares the LORD Almighty. Proclaim further: “This is what the LORD Almighty
says: ‘My towns will again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again
comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”’” (Zechariah 1:14-17)
The word of Zechariah is that the Lord never
abandons His people!
The people of Judah were living in captivity
in Babylon. The city of Jerusalem had been laid waste by the Babylonians. It
was a time of discipline for the people of Judah. They had drifted away from
the Lord and God brought judgment upon them as a wake-up call to get them to return
to Him. He’d tried less severe judgment and it had not been effective. Now, He
was using severe judgment -- captivity and destruction. But despite the severe
judgment, God had not abandoned His people.
God was promising Judah a new day. He would
return His people to the land He had given them. He would cause Jerusalem to be
rebuilt. A new temple would sit upon the mountain of God and people would flow
to it in worship. Prosperity and peace would return to the land of Judah. That
was God’s promise through Zechariah. God had not forgotten His people.
God never forgets us and does not abandon us.
There may be times of discipline in our lives, even judgment sent to wake us up
and get us to repent and return to the Lord. But even in times of discipline
and judgment, God does not abandon us. He wants us back and works to bring us back.
God never abandons His people! He will never
abandon you!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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