King
James Bible Daily Devotion – Learning
Scripture One Day At A Time
Date: Monday,
September 28, 2015
Chapters: Zechariah 8-14
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Message
Title: Building
Our Lives Upon Christ

Hello My Friend,

Did
you ever see a house being built? First the foundation is laid, then
the frame is built, then the bricks or wood is put in place for the
exterior of the building, and so forth until piece by piece the house
is complete. The Christian life is built in this same manner, no
other foundation can be laid upon it than Jesus Christ. Without Him
we might as well be walking in quicksand because we are not going to
get very far. “According to the grace of God
which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the
foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed
how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than
that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” - 1 Corinthians
3:10,11.

But let every man take heed
how he buildeth thereupon, God gives us many choices on how we
want to build our lives after we get saved. Yes, He wants us to build
it upon Him, but lets us choose which pieces we use to construct it.
When the Jews came back to Jerusalem they were instructed to rebuild
the temple first. However, through a combination of fear and lack of
motivation after the foundation was laid the work ceased. Through
Zephaniah, God stressed how important it was to get back to
rebuilding the temple, more importantly was His promise to restore
Jerusalem and all of Israel.

“Thus
saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the
remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in
mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. Thus saith the LORD of hosts;
Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the
west country; And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the
midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their
God, in truth and in righteousness. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It
shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the
inhabitants of many cities: And the inhabitants of one city shall go
to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and
to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. Yea, many people and
strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and
to pray before the LORD.” - Zechariah 8:6-8,20-22.

And
they shall be my people, and I will be their God. When Christ
returns after the tribulation and reigns in Jerusalem, it will be the
center of the earth’s worship, the Jews will be missionaries to all
nations, and bearing the Good News of Christ. Now, this will not be
His permanent Kingdom, that will be after the earth is destroyed.
“And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them,
and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that
were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and
which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had
received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they
lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the
dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is
the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the
first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they
shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a
thousand years.” - Revelation 20:4-6.

Blessed
and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection, these
are those who died and were saved in the flesh before He returned.
There will be another resurrection after the thousand years and this
will be when He judges the unsaved. As we build upon the foundation
of Christ, we are to be witnesses and discerner's of the Good News to
a lost world. There are so many liars out there that are sending
people straight to hell, only when we build upon Him can we be the
examples God needs us to be and show them Christ. Through Zechariah,
God addresses the false shepherds, He also gives hope to

“Ask
ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall
make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass
in the field. For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have
seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain:
therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because
there was no shepherd. Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds,
and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his
flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in
the battle. And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save
the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I
have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them
off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them. And I will
strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his
name, saith the LORD.” - Zechariah 10:1-3,6,12.





Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the
latter rain, everything
that we go through helps us build a solid structure upon the
foundation of Christ. When we are in the midst of a storm, that is
when we ought to be asking for strength to handle the next storm. God
has a hand in all the events concerning Israel, they will finally
have His favor and presence, being accepted of Him. They shall be
brought together, purified and strengthened in the Lord. Through
Zechariah, God reveals the coming of Christ, their rejecting Him, and
the judgment they will face before they acknowledge Him as the
Saviour.

“Thus saith the LORD my
God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; Whose possessors slay them, and
hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be
the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not. For I
will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but,
lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and
into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of
their hand I will not deliver them. And I will feed the flock of
slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two
staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I
fed the flock. And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder,
that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that
waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD. Then I cut
asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the
brotherhood between Judah and Israel.” - Zechariah
11:4-7,10,11,14.

Feed
the flock of the slaughter, these
are the Jews in general, who Christ
was sent as a prophet to teach and instruct them by the ministry of His
Word. Beauty, represents the privileges of the Jewish nation, in their national covenant.
Bands, represents the harmony which united them as the flock of God. However,
they
chose to cleave to false teachers, which followed the breaking of the covenant between God and them. Through
Zechariah, God reveals the time that Israel will
finally recognize Christ as their King, and the one they
crucified.

“In that day shall the
LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among
them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be
as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. And it shall come to
pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that
come against Jerusalem. And I will pour upon the house of David, and
upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of
supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced,
and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and
shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his
firstborn. In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem,
as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.” -
Zechariah 12:8-11.

They shall look
upon me whom they have pierced. Jerusalem, following the awful
days of the end times shall be repopulated and replenished, but it
will not be until Christ returning in all His glory that He will be
recognized by Israel as the one they have pierced. Building our lives
upon Christ may not bring us the most extravagant house here on
earth, but it will be a solid structure, one that not even the devil
can destroy. “Now if any man build upon this
foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every
man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it,
because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every
man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath
built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall
be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet
so as by fire.” - 1 Corinthians 3:12-15.

Today's
Prayer: God, Help us not to resent the trials and
afflictions of life or be fearful of their effects. Much like we
prepare for a raging storm by anchoring valuables to a firm
foundation, help us to anchor our hearts in the firm foundation of
Your Son, Jesus Christ. Only He can help us withstand the tribulation
and trials of life that are certain to come our way. Even as a ship
is proven to be seaworthy over its lifetime, may our faith be proven
trustworthy as we hold onto You, the Anchor for our soul. In Jesus'
name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,

Christina

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