SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 5/2/2016 10:58 PM
My Worship Time Focus: Intro to Zech. 3-4
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference:
Message of the verses: We
will begin looking at the third chapter of Zechariah in our Spiritual Diary for
this evening as we go back to what Dr. Warren Wiersbe has to say from his commentary
on these verses. He entitles his second
chapter “God And His Leaders” and it covers the 3rd and 4th
chapters of Zechariah. We will look at
only the third chapter over the next few Spiritual Diaries and then once again
move to what John MacArthur has to say about chapter three.
I read or
heard at some point in my life that a leader always has to know and to realize
that he is always second in command.
When a leader realizes this, that God is always first in command then he
has a great opportunity to succeed in his endeavors. Leaders also have to realize that they must
depend on others who are under them to help them get done what they must get
done, for no leader knows it all and thus must depend on others who know things
in different areas to help them make good decisions.
Dr. Wiersbe
writes “Certainly successful leaders enjoy the ‘peaks’ and ‘perks’ that go with
their positions, but they also have to deal with the valleys and sacrifices
that are also a big part of the job.
Real leadership isn’t easy.”
We will be
talking about two leaders as we go through these two chapters, and they are
Zerubbable and also Joshua. Zerubbable
was the political leader while Joshua was the high priest and so they had to work
together in order to accomplish the things that God wants them to accomplish as
far as getting the temple built and also making sure that the city and the
people of the city are safe. Dr. Wiersbe
writes “Zerubbable was trying to motivate people who were discouraged and
selfish, and Joshua was trying to educate people who were disobedient and
sinful. Is there an hope for a defiled
and discouraged nation or a defiled and discouraged church or individual?
“Yes, there
is! God gave the Prophet Zechariah two
visions that speak to us today and encourage us to keep serving the Lord no
matter how difficult the people or circumstances may be.”
Now as I
think about this a bit more perhaps it will be best to look at both chapters
with the help of Warren Wiersbe and then look once again at both chapters with
the help of John MacArthur’s sermons.
5/2/2016 11:12 PM
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