- And said to him, “Run, say to that young man, ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and livestock in it. And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst.’” Zechariah 2:4-5 – In God saying He’d be a wall all around them, we can understand that to mean a few things. One, God is promising to be the protector of His people. His people will be too massive and blessed for any typical wall to keep them safe from harm so He promises to be that protection for them. Also this shows He is going to be the definer of who is a part of His people. We’d be able to judge what is and what isn’t a part of a city like this by if the part we’re looking as is within the walls or not. God’s saying He’ll be that defining factor. He be the one that shows the world who is a part of Him and who isn’t. God promises to protect us and promises to define us as His own. That sounds like a pretty amazing place to call home. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1116
- Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon. For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye…Zechariah 2:7-8 – In this chapter we’re seeing God calling His people home and to Himself. He has created a space for all His people to dwell with Him and away from those who took them from their home. Here God reminds them how precious they are to Him. His people are the “apple of his eye,” an endearing term to show that His people are priceless to Him. He goes further to say that those who touches, or comes against, his people comes against what’s precious to Him. It’s one thing for someone to steal a meaningless item out of your lawn, it’s another thing for someone to steal your child. The value difference between the two is tremendous and your reactions toward each act will be different as well. God is saying here that his child was stolen from Him and abused and He isn’t going to sit still on that. Know today we who follow Jesus are the apple of His eye, people that He loves and protects. He will deal with those who comes against the apple of His eye. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2111
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