WHAT DO YOU SEE NOW?
Today's reading: Zechariah 1-7
"...What do you see now?.." Zechariah 4:2, 5:2 NLT
Zechariah was given a night vision from the Lord. A vision that came with an angel that directed him, guided him and explained things to him.
I noticed the words, What do you see now?
The angel asks Zechariah to explain what he saw on two different instances.
Zechariah gave the facts as he saw them, what his eyes revealed, what was tangible.
But the angel?
The angel provided him with the meaning, the background, the behind the scenes information that made Zechariah understand God's actions.
All at once I 'wished for that angel'. Someone to slow me down, lift me up and open my eyes to the why's of life.
Then God reminded me...I have something better than an angel!
He has given me His Holy Spirit.
It is within me telling me the truths of God when the enemy tells me lies.
It reminds me of the victory that has already been achieved by my Lord and Savior.
It intercedes on my behalf when my prayers are mumbled groanings.
The Holy Spirit also says, on occasion, What do you see? And then it gives me pause to recall this simple fact: I see so much less than God does. I see what is temporal. What is right before me.
So while the Holy Spirit asks the question, He also provides me the answer in my soul...that I will see God in all things IF I choose to look for Him.
So, friend, what do you see?
