Not By Your Power

From Our Pastor's Desk

Zechariah 4:6 - “This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.”  

Two cases.  One in Judges 19 & 20. The tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin and demanded the culprits of some dastardly act of gang-rape & murder to be handed over to them for appropriate judgment, so as to put away evil from Israel. 

But rather, the children of Benjamin defiantly mobilized for war against the children of Israel. 

Three times the children of Israel sought counsel from God about going to war against the tribe of Benjamin and three times God gave them a go-ahead. 

However, they got different results. And another in 1st King 20:1-21. Ben-hadad, the king of Syria, gathered his entire host together against the extremely idolatrous king Ahab and his evil wife, Jezebel. 

In spite of Ahab’s dastardly sins, not only did God send a message of hope to the idolatrous King Ahab, He actually delivered on His promise by giving King Ahab an unexpected resounding victory over that great enemy host. 

We win, succeed, excel, breakthrough or prosper, surely, not by our own might or power, but by the working of God’s precious Spirit inside of us. 

So next time you encounter a problem, face challenges or sense a battle around you, remember Zechariah 4:6.  

Grace to know and appropriate due glory to God for His faithfulness in our lives (and realizing that it’s not by our power nor might), the Lord will give unto us, in Jesus mighty Name. Amen.  

You will have good success this 2022.  

Remain blessed.  Shalom.