Tues.’s Devo - God’s Great Love for Us

Read: Zechariah 6:1-7:14; Revelation 15:1-8; Psalm 143:1-12; Proverbs 30:24-28 Zechariah was shown four chariots coming from between two bronze mountains. The chariots were drawn by horses. They correlate with the same ones that John, in Revelation 6, was shown. These are horses of the Lord who are given a charge from God to patrol the earth. The black one was sent north, the white one to the west, the gray one - south and the red one was sent to the earth. They were to observe and report back to the Lord. In Revelation, the scene was in the future and, it is my understanding that Revelation was God’s response to what the information they brought back to the Lord. They were then sent back with their assignments in Revelation. The red horse was sent to take peace from the earth. The black one was sent to bring sorrow and famine to those in the north. The white one was sent to conquer with war those in the west and the gray horse sent to the south brought Death and once dead…Hell. *** Zechariah saw that the black horse that went north vented his anger there. That was where Babylon was. This was a precursor to what would happen to spiritual Babylon in our day. God gives the names of three men who would plunder Babylon and bring its wealth back to the Jews exiled in Babylon. The meaning of the names mean - Heldai: “my times”, Tobijah: “goodness of Jehovah”, and Jedaiah: “know Jehovah”. I sum this up to mean: “In the Lord’s timing, those who know the Lord will see his goodness.” *** President Trump made an executive order that the assets of those found trafficking children or doing crimes against humanity would be seized. I saw a list of the some of the assets he had seized already and it was in the trillions. He is bringing it back to us! Just wait and see. *** Zechariah was told that when they brought back the spoils from Babylon, they were to accept them and make a crown of gold and silver and put it on the head of Jeshua, the high priest. He was called the Branch because he would branch out and build the Temple of the Lord. He would rule as both a priest and a king. *** Jeshua was only a man but he was to represent Jesus ruling on earth. I wonder if that is how it is going to be during Millennium when Christ will rule the earth as king. Will he do it though a man on earth like President Trump? Something to contemplate. *** On the 4th day of the 9th month God spoke to Zechariah. He told Zechariah that the people of Bethel, where the golden calf was worshiped, had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech with attendants to go to the Temple an ask the prophets and the priests if they should mourn and fast each summer to commemorate the destruction of the Temple. The answer from the Lord of Heavens’ Armies responded that all the 70 years they fasted while they were in exile they weren’t really fasting for the Lord, but for themselves. His message to them hadn’t changed. They were to judge fairly, and show mercy and kindness to one another. This was something they had failed to do. They had refused to listen, so they oppressed the widow, the orphans, foreigners and the poor. They schemed against one another. Since they had refused to listen and obey, God had scattered them throughout the world and turned their land into a desert. *** In Revelation, John saw the last seven angels with the last seven plagues. He was shown the remnant of the Lord who did not fall to the devil’s mark but were faithful through all the tribulations. They were standing in the sea mixed with fire. This means they were standing in the midst of humanity, on ground that had been purified by fire. God will destroy the whole earth with the fire of his purification. *** Zechariah was shown God’s Temple in heaven and out of the opened door came seven angels holding the bowls of God’s wrath. No one could enter the Temple until he had poured out his bowls of wrath on the earth. These are the seven last plagues which will annihilate the last of the world’s enemies. God’s wrath will not fall on us. It will plague and crush the New World Order. *** We will not enter into God’s fulfillment here on earth until the enemies of God are taken care of… then, we will enter into all God has for us. *** Lord, how wonderful is your plan! How great is your love for us. Thank you for being our loving Father, Shepherd and Lord. We love you!