Scripture

And the Lord said to satan, ” I, the Lord, reject your accusation, satan.”

Observation

Zechariah has a vision of Jeshua the high priest. Satan, the accuser, makes accusations against Jeshua, but the Lord reject them.

Jeshua’s clothing is filthy, but the angels take these clothes off him, and give him clean clothes. The angel says,” I have taken away your sins.”

The angel of the Lord tells Jeshua that if he stays faithful to the Lord, he will have great authority in the temple. Jeshua is a symbol of the coming Messiah.

Application

This is a lovely picture of the ways of the Lord in bringing us to salvation.

The devil is constantly making accusations against us. The Lord is constantly rejecting those accusations.

When we come to Christ, He takes away our filthy clothes, which represent our sinful nature. Instead He clothes us in the righteousness of Christ. Now, no accusation that is made against us can stand.

Now that satan is unable to bring accusations against us to the Lord, he brings accusations to us. He whispers lies that say we are not good enough, that we won’t be forgiven this time, or that we have committed the unforgivable sin.

We must reject these accusations and declare that in Christ we are clothed with righteousness. When it comes to accusation, we need to listen to the Lord’s judgement, not the claims of satan.

Prayer

Thank you Lord for the assurance of forgiveness. I am clothed in Christ, and satan’s accusations are false. Amen