December 5, 2019: Day 82 – Zechariah 10

We have transitioned from apocalyptic visions to a pretty routine prophecy about what will be and what has been.  We see a picture of the provision of the Lord as the one who provides rain which allows the fields to grow.  But then the quick transition to what the Lord is able to do to what the Lord’s shepherds, those who are responsible for watching over His flock, are not doing.  He is hot, he is angry, against his shepherds. 

In spite of the lack of care which his shepherds are showing for His people, he will still raise up his people and allow them to take on the role that they previously had, which was the cornerstone of the Lord’s kingdom.  This will take place so that all future generations will be able to see the hand of the Lord and be able to pass through their own seas of distress with the Lord by their side.  I love that image.  Look at vs.11.  

This chapter ends with vs.12: “I will make them strong in the Lord, and they shall walk in his name, says the Lord.”

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