Category: God reaches out

In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David....

Before turning to the birth of Jesus, Luke, in his account, feels it’s important to provide some of the back story. In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named...

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was...

Speaking arrogantly against God. What might that look like? ‘You have spoken arrogantly against me,’ says the Lord. ‘Yet you ask, “What have we said against you?” ‘You have said, “It is futile to...

The remainder of the book of Zechariah deals with prophecies of judgement and restoration: more of what we’ve come to expect from the prophets sent by God to His people. The time for oppression...

I am very jealous for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her. Zechariah 8:2 First of all, we need to rethink the picture that jumps into our mind when we hear the word...

I can’t remember how and when I came across today’s passage, but I do know that it is the passage from all of these lesser-known books of the minor prophets at the end of...

Today we continue with Zechariah’s weird and wonderful visions. Some of which will make more sense than others. Some of which will resonate more with you than others. Isn’t that always the way? VISION#2:...

During the night I had a vision….Zechariah 1:8 This is where we move into the weird and the wonderful. Zechariah records eight visions that he is convinced come from God. We might call them...

Thanks for joining me on this journey into the Book of Zechariah and this journey into ourselves. For every time we read about God’s interactions with other humans, we can draw out significance and...