Book of the Prophet Zechariah Chapter 4

 

 

Book of Prophet 

Zechariah

 Chapter

  4

 

 

¹ The angel who talked with me came again and wakened me, as one is wakened from sleep. ² He said to me, "What do you see?" And I said; "I see a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it; there are seven lamps with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it. ³ And by it there are two olive trees, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left." ⁴ I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"

 

(Book of the Prophet Zechariah Chapter 4 verses 1 to 4)

 

Oh God my Father many times You talk to us by means of dreams, visions apparitions, other people, however we do not always understand what You mean to reveal to us by such events. In such situations I pray that we and I be humble to first and foremost turn to You for advice and not on to the ways of the world for a true and valid interpretation Amen. 

 

⁵ Then the angel who talked with me answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."

(Book of the Prophet Zechariah Chapter 4 verse 5)

 

Oh God my Father how nice it is for one to humble and admit that our knowledge is still limited even though we have made great steps in our information technology. We have to admit, that all knowledge is found in You, and that You give us doses of knowledge by means of the people that You choose for the good of all Amen. I pray that we retain our not knowing position of humility so that we can continue to be transformed by You into people who live according to Your wll and be holy like You as You Tourself wish us to be Amen. 



⁶ He said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the LORD of hosts.

(Book of the Prophet Zechariah Chapter 4 verse 6)

 

Oh God my Love the power of Your love is far greater than anything in the world. It is what keeps me going and the sole reason why I am still alive Amen. Thank You Jesus.



⁷ What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain; and he shall bring out the top stone amid shouts of 'Grace, grace to it!"

(Book of the Prophet Zechariah Chapter 4 verse 7)

 

Oh God my Father, today You are asking me about what is my greatest problem and that You are able to crush it and claim victory over it by building a monument that marks Your victory. You are telling me that there is no problem that is too big or to strong for You to overcome. I give You my current situation that of my marriage, so that You deal with it in a better way than I am at the moment. I pray that the separation goes through so that I can start a new life with You Amen. 



⁸ Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ⁹ The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.

(Book of the Prophet Zechariah Chapter 4 verses 8 to 9)

 

Oh God my beloved Father You have laid the foundations of my life, You have known me even before I was born, but now You are shaking my life from its foundations. Will you complete my construction oh God my Father, or do You need to demolish me to my foundations before You start constructing me again? I abandon my life, my work to You oh God my Father. May Your will be done. I do not simply care any more. I resign control, You are now in the driving seat, more than ever before Amen. Its Your show I am a passenger. Thank You Jesus. 



¹⁰ For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the land of Zerubbabel. "These seven are the eyes of the LORD which range through the whole earth."

(Book of the Prophet Zechariah Chapter 4 verse 10)

 

Oh God my beloved Father, even though we may take You for granted You are aware of all that is happening on earth Amen. We can never escape Your face even if we try to Amen.



¹¹ Then I said to him, "What are these two olive trees on the right and on the left of the lampstand?" ¹² And a second time I said to him, "What are these two branches of the olive trees, which pour out the oil through the two golden pipes?"

(Book of the Prophet Zechariah Chapter 4 verses 11 and 12)

Oh God my beloved Father I thank You for putting up with human curiosity, which is positive when it leads to development of the human, but negative when it is destructive and skeptic leading to the loss of one's faith in You.

¹³ He said to me, "Do you not know what these are? I said, "No, my Lord." ¹⁴ Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth."

(Book of the Prophet Zechariah Chapter 4 verses 13 and 14)

Oh God my Father, there are things that we have knowledge of but in truth we need more knowledge about while others that we should be aware of but still we are lacking in knowledge about. We have made great advances in science and technology, however when it comes to our faith in You and our spiritual growth and development we are still babies suckling at our mother's breasts. 

I would like to close the fourth chapter of the Prophet Zechariah with the following prayer:

I pray that You keep on being patient loving and caring with humanity and continue to feed us of Your Word, according to our stage of development.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book of the Prophet Zechariah Chapter 3

 

Book of Prophet 

Zechariah

 Chapter

  3

 

 ¹ Then he showed me the high priest Joshua standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.

 

(The Book of the Prophet Zechariah Chapter 3 Verse 1)

 

Oh God, my beloved Father, this is how I always imagined it. Satan is always ready to accuse me in different situations. He is always ready to highlight the long list of sins that I have committed and make me feel guilty in Your presence. Right now I feel that I am in this situation and maybe this is why I feel so confused and indecisive and divided within myself. I beg on You to help me find my way out of this situation Amen.

² And the LORD said to Satan, "The LORD rebuke you, O Satan! The LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this man a brand plucked from the fire?"

(The Book of the Prophet Zechariah Chapter 3 Verse 2)

Oh God as humans we are all plucked from the fire, for we are all subject to persecution from the taunts and temptations of the evil one Amen.


³ Now Joshua was dressed with filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. ⁴ The angel said to those who were standing before him. "Take off his filthy clothes." And to him he said, "See I have taken your guilt away from you, and I will clothe you with festal apparel." ⁵And I said, "Let them put a clean turban on his head." So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with the apparel; and the angel of the LORD was standing by.

(The Book of the Prophet Zechariah Chapter 3 Verses 3 to 5)



Oh God my beloved Father, this is a scene that we are always to keep before us. On appearing in Your presence, we appear with all our sins, that are like dirt on clothes. We can only imagine the stench and the appearance of a person who has never had a bath in a lifetime and had wetted his pants and masturbated as sinful acts and many others. We come before You in a state of disaster, however as in the case of Joshua You give us back our dignity and our situation improves from that of a sinful slave without dignity, to that of being accounted as sons and daughters of God. Amen.


⁶ Then the angel of the LORD assured Joshua, saying ⁷ "Thus says the LORD of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and keep my requirements, then you shall rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among those who are standing here.

(The Book of the Prophet Zechariah Chapter 3 Verses 6 to 7)


Oh God my beloved Father, if we obey Your Word as in the Bible, and live according to the commandments that You gave us,You will give us new benefits and responsibilities which help us to continue this mission that You have given us before Your physical departure from earth.


⁸ Now listen Joshua, high priest, you and your colleagues who sit before you! For they are an omen of the things to come: I am going to bring my servant the Branch. ⁹ For on the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with seven facets, I will engrave its inscription, says the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the guilt of this land in a single day. ¹⁰ On that day says the LORD of hosts, you shall invite each other to come under your vine and fig tree. 

(The Book of the Prophet Zechariah Chapter 3 Verses 8 to 10)



Oh God my beloved Father, You are the stone, the rock of my salvation on which You have built Your Church. On the other hand from You all the roots and branches find their existence. As Christians, or Roman Catholics we are also branches for our roots are in You, and it is only from You and not from ourselves, that we can trace our existence and livelihood to this very day Amen. As found in verse ten one day all Religions and Churches will be united as one body and we will all invite each other to be united together as one people of God Amen. God bless You, and bless us all Amen.


Oh God my beloved Father, I would like to end this chapter with the following prayer:-



Oh God my beloved Father, I come before You as I am, with all the good that You have permitted me to accomplish throughout the years of my existence and with all the sins that I was weak enough to commit throughout the same time of my existence. I believe that You have mercy on those who have mercy and non mercy on those who have not. I pray that when my time comes I will be worthy to appear blameless in Your presence Amen.