November 26th | Zechariah 9

The world today is full of hurt. People are suffering, people need help. Some people are struggling to put food on the table, in other countries, there are wars, and in some places, there is religious persecution against Christians. The world is hurting, and we need someone to help. You might think we need the strongest military to fix the hurt in the world today. We need the smartest and brightest to solve the world's problems. We need the most courageous and charismatic leaders to push us forward into a golden age. 

The world views power, strength, and pride as assets when solving problems. Yet, the world continues to hurt, and the solutions just leave us empty and longing for more. We need someone to fix the hurt that the world cannot fix. Zechariah prophesied about one who would come to make things right. He would fix the hurt in the world. Yet, He would do so in humility. He wouldn’t come in strength but as a servant. He wouldn’t come boasting but bowing. 

Zechariah 9:10,” Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!

Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!

Behold, your king is coming to you;

righteous and having salvation is he,

humble and mounted on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Does this passage sound familiar? It is because in Matthew 21 we saw Jesus fulifll this prophecy!

Matthew 21:1-4,” Then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” 4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet” 

Jesus came to fulfill the prophecy of the coming king spoken by Zechariah. And what would this king accomplish?

Zechariah 9:10-12, “I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim

and the war horse from Jerusalem;

and the battle bow shall be cut off,

and he shall speak peace to the nations;

his rule shall be from sea to sea,

and from the River to the ends of the earth.

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As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,

I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.

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Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;

today I declare that I will restore to you double.”

Peace and hope would come through this king. Wars would end, His rule would be from sea to sea, his blood would set prisoners free, and He would give restoration to the broken. Are you hurting today? Stop looking to mighty men to fix your problems. Look to our humble savior. Only through His death, burial, and resurrection can we be made right. Only through his humility to condescend to us can we find hope today.