S) "9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
He is just and endowed with salvation,
Humble, and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
Zechariah 9:9 (NASB)
*because there are already entries for each of these chapters, I also read Zechariah 9
*because there are already entries for each of these chapters, I also read Zechariah 9
O) This passage, spoken to an oppressed, exhausted, exiled nation, would have been life-giving. Every burden is easier to bear, when and end is in sight, or at least promised. In this case, though, the Savior King they were promised was not a military or political figure. This was none other than the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ. Indeed, when Jesus rode into Jerusalem, He was just and carried salvation with Him.
A) Every prophecy about Jesus, written in the Old Testament, is worth highlighting. If for no other reason, than that it reminds me that God is omniscient and true. This particular prophecy reminds me to trust God, and to remember that His understanding of things is not always going to align with my expectations. However, when that is the case, it is because my sights are set too low. How futile it would have been, if the king Israel received had been a mere man. Instead, the Savior who did come, brought salvation and peace eternal. He established a spiritual kingdom that will never end, and can never be conquered. He granted citizenship by that same Savior, granting is eternal life in Him. This is an immeasurably better King.
P) Father, Your promises are beyond my comprehension, sometimes. Your ways are so far beyond my ways, Your thoughts above my thoughts. But, I do know that You are trustworthy and good. So, in seeing that You are holy, I believe You all the more. Help me to hold firmly to Your promises, to believe that You are better than anything I can hope for or imagine. Increase my faith, Lord. Let Your will be done. In Jesus's name I pray. Amen.
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