Zech 1:14–17

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Turning to me, the messenger then said, “Cry out that the Lord of Heaven’s
Armies says, ‘I am very much moved for Jerusalem and for Zion.
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But I am greatly displeased with the nations that take my grace for
granted. I was a little displeased with them, but they have only made
things worse for themselves.
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“‘Therefore,’ this is what the Lord has said, ‘I have become compassionate
toward Jerusalem and will rebuild my temple in it,’ says the Lord of
Heaven’s Armies. ‘Once more a surveyor’s measuring line will be stretched
out over Jerusalem.’
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Speak up again with the message of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies: ‘My cities
will once more overflow with prosperity, and once more the Lord will
comfort Zion and validate his choice of Jerusalem.’”

One thought:

We have come to see that entitlement is an ugly thing. How terrible it is to treat cheaply the grace of the living God.

Three questions:

How has Israel taken God’s grace for granted?

Do you take God’s grace for granted (forgetting how great your need was and how great the cost to save you)?

Remind yourself today of the price of your salvation.

Prayer:

Praise God that He is a compassionate and saving God who gives grace to sinners. Give thanks that we can know the depth of the gift of God’s grace through the Scriptures. Ask God to help you + others to cast of any sense of entitlement and to be amazed at God’s grace.

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