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September 4th 2020

David_Orr • September 4, 2020
The Light
Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. Zechariah 4:6 ESV So I quoted 2 Scriptures from 2 separate situations that you think have nothing to do with the other? It is what is the common denominator of those 2 situations that I want you to see: The Holy Spirit. God is saying that it is His Power through His presence working in ALL situations for His Glory. God worked everything together to bring Israel and Egypt to this place to bring about His will to both nations. Oh how hard was the Egyptians hearts to see all they saw and still follow Israel into that divided sea? It was still day when the Pillar moved between Israel and Egypt so He was in Cloud form then. When night came He became the Pillar of Fire for Israel but remained a cloud of darkness to the Egyptians. God’s presence gave vision for the task to Israel and confusion to His adversary. The Light to Israel’s path was confusion and contempt to their would-be destroyers. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 ESV (October 5ths verse) 'For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. ' 1 Corinthians 1:18 ESV The Relevance of Zechariah’s Vision Zechariah saw 2 olive trees piped directly into a bowl to feed oil to a Menorah. The two trees were Zerubbabal and Joshua the High Priest God had anointed to rebuild the temple: God’s Holy Spirit flowed through them. Any work of God is not by men’s power or might but by God’s own Spirit. No man could have so perfectly orchestrated the Salvation of Israel at the Red Sea: not even the devil himself. The fire of the Holy Spirit protected Israel and was an impenetrable wall for Pharaoh. The same Breath of God that spoke the universe into being and gave life to the living parted the sea. God’s Word held back the destruction of the fiercest army on earth while Israel strolled through the trap. And the removal of that breath let the sea return and destroy every soldier and Chariot of Pharaoh’s army. God’s Word of Salvation to Israel was destruction to Pharaoh because Pharaoh saw that God is God and rejected Him.

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