(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 10:1-12) In John 10:11, we read, 11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.” Jesus is the good shepherd, and what makes Him good? That He is willing to lay down His life for the sheep. And that is what Jesus did on the cross. […]

(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 9:1-17) Today’s Scripture is a good reminder that we shouldn’t read the Old Testament and the words of the prophets in isolation, or within a vacuum, but from the perspective of Christ who has already come, was crucified and risen, ascended and now sits at the right hand of God, and whom we […]

(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 7:1-14) In today’s Scripture, men from the town of Bethel were inquiring whether or not they should fast and mourn in the fifth and seventh months as they had done while in exile in Babylon. However, from the Lord’s response through Zechariah, we can see that this fasting and mourning was supposed to […]

(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 6:1-15) Zechariah’s next vision was of four chariots led by horses going into the north country and the south country patrolling the earth. This patrol was not only to see what was happening and report back to the Lord, but to accomplish the work of the Lord. The chariots that went to the […]

(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 5:1-11) What did the prophet Zechariah see in today’s Scripture? A flying scroll. What is on the scroll? On one side it is the judgment and consequences of those that steal, and the other for those that swear. The words on the flying scroll tell of what happens when someone takes from others, […]

(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 4:1-14) 10 “For who has despised the day of small things?“ We previously saw the challenges that Joshua the priest faced in returning from exile to minister in Jerusalem. We now turn to Zerubbabel the civic leader, the governor, the administrator of the rebuilding effort in Jerusalem. The foundation for the temple had […]

(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 3:1-10) 1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. In today’s Scripture, we see Joshua the high priest that came back to Jerusalem from exile to participate in the rebuilding of the temple of the […]

(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 2:1-13) Church without walls (CWOW) is a concept that the church should not just isolate itself within the four walls of a building, but should go beyond the walls out into the world. Christ is not contained by walls, and neither should His body, the Church be confined by them. If the church […]