"What are you, O mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground." ~Zechariah 4:7
I spent a good amount of time yesterday talking about this verse with the women in my Precepts Bible study. The context is that God is encouraging Zerubbabel that he will, indeed, finish the work of re-building the Temple. Even though the Israelites have been facing opposition in the reconstruction. Even though progress has been stalled for 14 years. And even though Zerubbabel is just a man. None of that matters because God has promised the completion of the Temple -
"Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit," says the LORD Almighty. (Zechariah 4:6)Zerubbable faced a mountainous task of leading the recently-back-from-being-exiled-scared-of-their-oppressors-down-hearted-would-like-to-find-a-rock-under-which-to-hide-people of God in the re-building of the LORD's House. It was overwhelming. Certainly too much for a guy like Zerubbabel to handle. Which is probably why the LORD gave Zechariah such a vision of encouragement for his pal.
So, the question for today:
As you seek to follow God, are there any great mountains you face?
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