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We remember fondly a great lesson from a very gifted Bible teacher, Mitch. The lesson was in Zechariah. In this lesson, we see the angel of the Lord asking a question: Zechariah 1:12(NIV) “Then the angel of the Lord said, “Lord Almighty, how long will you withhold mercy from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah, which you have been angry with these seventy years?”
The answer Zechariah received is surprising. Zechariah 1:14(NIV) “Then the angel who was speaking to me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,”
God is jealous for His people, then and now. God wants to reunite with His people. There was popular hit song in the 1980’s “Still in Love With You”, in which the singer Luther Vandross imagines that his lost love suddenly comes back “When I climb the stairs and turn the key, Oh, please be there, sayin’ that you’re still in love with me”
God has a similar vision. God sees Himself reconciled with His people. God further replies to Zechariah. Zechariah1:16(NIV) “Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there my house will be rebuilt. And the measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem,’ declares the Lord Almighty.”
What does God’s love look like? Jeremiah 31:3(NIV) “The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.”
God is still in love with you. Are you still in love with Him?
We Love You,
Pastors Willie and Rochelle McIntosh
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