December 27

Today's Reading

Zechariah. Today, I am more mystified than I can remember over these chapters in Zechariah. They are difficult because they speak to a variety of things that were part of different times in history. No doubt the thiry pieces of silver is about the betrayal of Christ. But the discussion of good shepherds and bad, plus God's role as a kind shepherd, then allowing evil shepherds as part of His judgment is hard to place in the history of Judah and Israel. Hmmmmm.

Revelation. Chapter 18 seems to confirm in my mind what I said yesterday about the previous chapter. Again, speculation rises and falls about "Babylon" being a specific city. If that is the case, would ancient Babylon be refurbished and become the capital of the world under the "beast"? Or is Rome the city? On they other hand, if I am correct and Babylon is actually a system of co-opting religion with the economy, then God will bring that system under His judgment. Stay tuned to the future and find out!

Psalms. "3 Don’t put your confidence in powerful people;
there is no help for you there.
4 When they breathe their last, they return to the earth,
and all their plans die with them.
5 But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper,
whose hope is in the Lord their God." As we approach a new year, please pray with me that next year will bring great revival in our nation and in our world. Our hope is not in a government, nor in a powerful human being. Our hope must be in the Lord!

Proverbs. I have a friend who recently went through a very scary experience because she made a mistake and tried to correct someone when she should have ignored him and kept going. We live in a day of rage. Don't thoughtlessly stir up anger.

Just a few days to go. What is God saying to you?