Bible reading: Zechariah 9:9 – 12
Step 3: We made a decision to turn our lives and our wills
over to the care of God.
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to
offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your
spiritual act of worship.” (Romans 12:1)
Principle 3: Consciously choose to commit all of my life and
will to Christ care and control.
“Happy are the meek.” (Matthew 5:8)
Our lives may be a battlefield. We may have been taken
captive in the ongoing war between good and evil. When we turn our lives over
to God, will He rescue us and keep us safe?
500 years before the birth of Jesus, the prophet Zechariah wrote
these words: "Rejoice greatly, O my people! Shout with joy! For look –
your King is coming! He is the Righteous One, the Victor! Yet He is lowly,
riding on a donkey’s colt! [This prophecy was fulfilled by the coming of Jesus
(see Matthew 21:4 – 11).] I will disarm all peoples of the earth, including my
people in Israel and He shall bring peace among the nations. His realm shall
stretch from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of the earth. I have
delivered you from death in a waterless pit because of the covenant I made with
you, sealed with blood. Come to the place of safety, all you prisoners, for
there is yet help! I promise right now, I will repay you two mercies for each
of your woes!" (Zechariah 9:9 – 12).
Jesus fulfilled part of these prophecies when he came the 1st
time. He did deliver us from death by shedding His own blood to seal our pardon.
When He comes again, as He promised, He will bring peace on earth. For now, we
can take cover in Jesus as our refuge. When the war is over and Jesus is
crowned King of Kings, He will repay all those who are His, to mercies for
every woe suffered in the war! In the battles of life we can turn our lives
over to God and have a strong, sure hope.
When we give ourselves to God, He always gives back more
than we gave.
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