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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
