October 9
Zechariah 12-14
Zechariah tells of a day when all the nations will come and
worship Almighty God in Jerusalem. He tells of a day when idols will be cast
aside because the people will turn to God and the idols will be meaningless. He
tells of a remnant of whom God says; "I
will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name
and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say,
‘The Lord is our God.’”" (Zechariah 13:9, NIV)
What does it mean to be the people of God? Israel believed
they were the people of God because of their heritage traced back to Abraham.
Paul talks about the Gentiles who believe in Jesus being grafted in as people
of God. Paul also spoke of the heritage of faith that comes from Abraham which
is stronger than the heritage of birth.
God pours out His grace on all the nations. He calls them
all to come and worship Him. Many people turn from God. Many reject His word
and go their own way. Throughout the bible God warns people that to reject Him
is to reject life, to turn to Him is to enter into fulfilled life. God desires
to make us His people. He is holy and He provides the means to cleanse us of
our sin and to make us holy. He gives us a choice, we can turn to Him and cry
out; “the Lord is our God” or we can reject Him and perish. The choice is ours.
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