Today, I am reading and commenting on Zechariah 7-10.

Zechariah prophesies that at one time God called on people to administer true justice, to show compassion and mercy each other, and to not plot evil against their fellows, but the people did not listen.  As a result God said of them, “When I called, they did not listen, so when they called, I would not listen.”  Once again God has determined to do good for people and calls on them, on us, to speak the truth to each other, to not plot evil against others, and to not love telling lies.  If we listen to God, then those occasions we have set aside to mourn  past tragedies will become times to celebrate how God has used those tragedies to transform us into His people.

Jesus entered into Jerusalem on a colt to remind the people of His day of this passage in Zechariah.  By doing so, He declared that His victory had already been won.  He has sent us, not to fight His battle but to declare His victory.  That victory means that God will no longer tolerate leaders who deceive their followers, or those who scatter His flock.  He will scatter His people to spread the word of His kingdom to all peoples.  Then He will gather those who choose to join Him into His kingdom.  So, let us listen to God and speak truth to each other.

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