Zechariah 10:1 (ESV) www.biblegateway.com
Ask rain from the Lord
in the season of the spring rain,
from the Lord who makes the storm clouds,
and he will give them showers of rain,
to everyone the vegetation in the field
I have come to an end (for now) in my reading of Zechariah. Chapter 10 recently stuck out to me as I was praying and reading. "Pray for rain from the LORD in the season of spring rain." First--God is the provider of rain...and everything else we need. Yet there is a season for rain.
I find myself praying for future things so often, even this very morning. Yet this verse struck me to start asking--God what season am I in? And what do I need to be asking for in this current season of my life? Looking forward and planning a future is wise. But if I am only looking to the future and not this current spring rain season, I need to revisit how I'm delighting in the LORD in the moment.
I continued to read this chapter and noticed a repeated phrase: I will
v 3 "I will punish the leaders..."
v6 I will strengthen, I will save, I will bring them back
v8 I will whistle (love that!) for them and gather them in
v10 I will bring them home; I will bring them to the land
All of these things our God promised to do--will is future tense...things that are to come. These future actions are God's work. This passage even talks about Jesus, the cornerstone that shall be coming (v4)!
Such a great reminder for us to apply this passage to remember we need to pray to the Lord who provides. And let us pray for the things we need in the right season, and let us watch God do the future work that He will do! We can rest in that truth!
Zechariah 10:12
I will make them strong in the Lord,
and they shall walk in his name,
declares the Lord.
