"...just as he planned to do.”

Zechariah 1:1-6, “In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah son of Iddo, saying: The LORD was very angry with your ancestors. Therefore say to them, Thus says the LORD of hosts: Return to me, says the LORD of hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts. Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, “Thus says the LORD of hosts, Return from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.” But they did not hear or heed me, says the LORD. Your ancestors, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your ancestors? So they repented and said, “The LORD of hosts has dealt with us according to our ways and deeds, just as he planned to do.”

Remember when we were growing up and one of our siblings or perhaps a friend kept warning us about something that would happen if we continued on doing what we were doing? I remember watching a buddy swinging on a rope over New Caney Creek. Another friend kept telling him he’d better stop doing that because the branch that the rope was tied to was dead and he’d end up in the creek. Well it broke and the words that met our buddy as he came out of the water were, “I tried to tell you Jimmy but you wouldn’t listen.” This where the people of the House of Jacob are; they’ve been warned but do they listen? No. We’ve been warned and the question is, “Do we listen? Will we yield to God’s authority?” The prophets say that only a remnant will. Are you among the remnant?

Prayer: Father thank You for this day that wasn’t promised. Thank You for Jesus Christ. Help us Father to hear You and follow You through Your Son Jesus. We pray this prayer in Jesus’ Name. Amen.