Resuming our study of Zechariah this week. The final three chapters take us to end times. We see the description of Gentile nations attacking Jerusalem, the Jewish people experiencing severe trials, and the Lord returning in power and great glory to deliver His people. We see the phrase "in that day" used 16 times in these final chapters. "That day" is "the Day of the Lord," which we see described in Joel 3 and Zephaniah 1, a day in which God's wrath and judgment would be poured out upon the earth.
In Zechariah 12-13 we are reminded of the meta-story of God. A story that begins with God, who created. Humanity, who rebelled. Jesus, who came. And us, who respond with repentance.
We then live lives of hope – hope that “our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!” (2 Cor 4:17); hope that God’s “love for (his people) is passionate and strong; (He is) consumed with passion for (them)!” (Zech 1:14, 8:2); and hope that determines that we will live for Him, not for ourselves.
What do you hope in?
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