Sun.’s Devo - God’s Righteous Plan

Read: Zechariah 6:1-7:14; Revelation 15:1-8; Psalm 143:1-12; Proverbs 30:24-28 Zechariah had just been shown the basket of Wickedness that was taken to Babylon. Then he saw two bronze mountains. Between them came four chariots pulled by horses. The first horses were red, the second chariot was pulled by black horses, the third had white horses and the fourth by powerful gray horses. Zachariah asked what they meant and the angle said they were the four winds of heaven who stood before the Lord of all the earth. They were each going in a different direction. The black to the north, the white was going west and the gray was going south. It does’t say, but I assume the red was going east. They were going out to patrol the earth. The black horse went north to Babylon and used Nebuchadnezzar to vent God’s anger on the earth. He brought sorrow and famine. When that time came to an end, thee white horse would come bringing joy and victory. Darius came from Medio-Persia and became the next kingdom to rule. He allowed them to begin building the Temple again. The gray horse stood for the other great power in the earth which was Egypt. It was a mixture of prosperity and adversity. *** Zechariah received a message that Heldai, Tobijah and Jedaiah would bring gifts of silver and gold from the Jews exiled in Babylon. He was to take these metals and make double crowns to put on Jeshua’s head. They were to show that he was not only the political leader but the priestly leader also. God called him the Branch because he would branch out from where he was and build the Temple of the Lord. He would be priest and king. People would come from distant lands to rebuild the Temple of the Lord . When he sees this happening he will know that this message has been from God. *** During Darius’ reign, the people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regemmelech to ask the priests and prophets if they still needed to fast for the fall of Jerusalem since they were rebuilding it now. The Lord’s answer came in a question: “Was it really me you were fasting for?” Then he told them what really mattered to the Lord and that was to judge fairly, show mercy and be kind to one another. They were not to oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and the poor. And, they were to stop scheming against one another. This is what their ancestors could not hear or do, but that was why they had to go into exile and the nation was turned into a desert. *** In Revelation, John sees the seven angels which were holding the seven last plagues which would complete God’s wrath. He was shown the overcomes of Christ who sang with harps the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb. They sang, “Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations, Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous deeds have been revealed.” *** Then the doors of God’a Tabernacle were thrown open and the seven angels holding the seven plagues same out of the Temple. The Temple was so full of smoke from God’s glory and power and no one could enter the Temple until the seven angels had finished pouring out their bowls of the seven plagues of the wrath of God. *** Lord, may we be about the rebuilding of your Temple on this earth. Show us our part and may we love justice, act fairly and have love for everyone.