Zechariah 4 - 1.5.2024

Scripture - Pick one verse that stood out to you.

Zechariah 4:1-3

Then the angel who talked with me returned and woke me up, like someone awakened from sleep. He asked me, “What do you see?”

I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven channels to the lamps. Also there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.”

Observation - What about this verse stands out to you?

I remember being in my twenties and on one occasion my mom came home from work, she looked me in the eyes pleadingly, and she asked me, “When are you going to wake up, Kenneth?” That wouldn’t be the only time she asked me that question.

I find myself in a similar situation in my spiritual journey with the Lord, except the questioner feels like it’s the Holy Spirit instead of my mother asking, “When are you going to wake up?”

This verse stood out to me today because the prophet Zechariah has something that I have begun to long for—clarity in Christ. 

Application - How will you apply this to your life?

I want to move closer to the Spirit and consequently, Father and Son. I want to be able to communicate more clearly with the Trinity. I will fast while reading the bible and praying. 

Prayer - Write out a prayer.

Help me to wake up, Lord. And help me to see.

In the name of Jesus do I pray, amen.

-kenneth lee