Day Of The Lord [Zechariah 14]

• Day God will vindicate His people against their enemies
• Zechariah is calling for the people to remain faithful
• Day of the Lord comes on God's time and requires patience
• God has always intended good for His people, Scripture attests to that

GOD FORGAVE AND FORGIVES AGAIN [ZECHARIAH 12]

• God forgave people and restores them a right relationship to Him
• Knowing they would fall again in the days of Zechariah points to Jesus
• God's mercy extends past our shortcomings
• God's grace should compile us to strive to live godly

Religiously Relating To God [Zechariah 7]

• We must not confuse our traditional religious practices with God's desired way of relating to Him if they weren't originated in God's Word.
• In Zechariah the Jews after the exile wanted to know what to do about their fast to with Zechariah had to inform them that God never instructed His people to fast.
• A relationship with God is determined by God.

The Limit's Of Satan's Power [Zechariah 3]

• Satan is limited by God in what he can do against God's people
• While Satan has power, it pales in comparison to God's power
• We have to choose to be influenced by Satan, he can't force us
• God's grace covers us even in our sin which should compel us to live to a godly standard

Consider Your Ways [Ezra 5 / Haggai 1]

• We are all influenced by messages, which ones do we allow to influence us
• As God's children we must not be dissuaded by the world from doing God's work
• We must be reflective of our actions and make sure they align with the Will of God

God's Enduring Word [1 Kings 13]

• Word of God can take years to be fulfilled
• Important to think beyond our life when assessing the validity of Word of God
• God gave a prophecy to Jeroboam detailing Josiah's actions
  • Prophecy given expands history of the Kingdom of Israel in Old Testament
• There are consequences for not heading God's Word
  • It is important to check source of claimed words from God by seeking God's confirmation
  • Source of message might throw off ability to discern from a humanly perspective

Separated For The Benefit Of All [Hab 1:1-4]

• We have to learn to see things as God sees
  • That at times causes us to learn to separate from others
• When we understand where we are as a whole it leads one to try to help bridge gap between where we are as God's people and where He wants us to be
• Our prayers can have an impact
• Isolation is not for the cause to be apart but rather to try to influence others
• Even in bad times God is in control and we truly see that when we focus on Him and not our situations

Forgetting God [Nahum 1:1-8]

• Nahum's Prophecy to Nineveh foretelling their downfall 150yrs after Jonah
• The world's false appearance of control can cause God's people to lose faith and fall into despair
• God reassures Nahum that He is in control and will enact vengeance on Nineveh
• God's retribution comes on His time, He is always in control