"Rejoice
greatly ... your King comes to you ... having salvation ... because of
the blood of My covenant with you" (Zechariah 9:9,11). "The Ruler of the
kings of the earth ... who loves us and has freed us from our sins by
His blood" (Revelation 1:5). The King of love is revealed in both
Zechariah and Revelation. We see, however, different aspects of His
Kingship. We see His two comings. There is His first coming - "Your King
comes to you ... gentle and riding on a donkey" (Zechariah 9:9) - and
His second coming - "He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will
see Him" (Revelation 1:7). The Lord's way - "gentle" is to be our way.
We trust in Him when we are confronted by "men of violence" (Psalm
140:1). We know that, when the King comes again, the men of violence
will be exposed - "every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him;
and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of Him" (Revelation
1:7).
What God did for His people, Israel, was very great. There is a striking contrast between their slavery in Egypt and their abundance in the promised land. God had multiplied His blessing upon them, just as Jesus did when He turned water into wine (John 2:1-11). If the blessing is to be maintained and increased, we must honour the Lord. We must cry to Him for blessing: "Hear my prayer, O God, listen to the words of my mouth." We must call upon Him with faith: "Surely God is my help; the Lord is the One who sustains me" (Psalm 54:2,4).
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