Scripture

“Then I myself will be a protective wall of fire around Jerusalem,” says the Lord. “And I will be the glory inside the city.”

Observation

Zechariah sees a man who is measuring Jerusalem. He goes to meet another angel who declares that Jerusalem is going to be so full of people and livestock that there won’t be enough room for everyone. Many will llive outside the city walls. The Lord will be a wall of fire around Jerusalem and He will be the glory inside the city.

The Lord calls His people to return home. He says,” Rejoice, Jerusalem, for I am coming to live among you.”Many nations will join themselves to the Lord, and they will be the Lord’s people.

Application

The Lord is promising prosperity to Jerusalem, which will have so many people that they will not fit inside the city walls.

This chapter is looking forward, beyond the rebuilding of Jerusalem,to the church age, when many people from all nations join themselves to the Lord.

The Lord is our protective wall of fire. tTrough two millennia of persecution and many challenges, the church continues to grow and prosper. The devil has not been able to destroy it. In terms of the prophecy, there are so many christians that they do not all fit inside the walls of the established institutions. It truly is a huge crowd that nobody can number.

God is our protective wall. He is also the glory inside the city. Lives are being transformed by Christ, the gospel is being preached, whole nations are changed. We see miracles, answered prayer, the power of the Holy Spirit.

God is at work all around the world. Praise the name of Jesus!

Prayer

Thank you, Holy Spirit for what you are doing in your church. From the local gathering to the international church, you are our glory. Amen