Then he said to me,
“This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:
Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.
Who are you, O great mountain?
Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain.
And he shall bring forward the top stone
amid shouts of
‘Grace, grace to it!’”
Zechariah 4:6-7 (ESV)
This morning was a fogged morning and had a chance to walk in the woods.
I was listening to 2 songs by Jesus Culture- Miracles, and In your Presence!
I took this picture in the woods with the fog lifting.
The main thought was- life can be so hard for others and myself at times that hope falls. We forget that God does miracles and that
nothing is impossible with God- "Our Mountains" can sink into the ocean.
I had been thinking about the verse in Zechariah 4:6-7 for a few days- that I read in a devotional- specifically the words
"Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.
Who are you, O great mountain?"
And he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of
‘Grace, grace to it!’
I thought YES -you are the God of miracles -still!
"In the whisper, I can hear
that You love me and there's nothing left to fear
No greater love is found within
all heaven and earth, heaven and earth
In Your presence
Mountains sink into the ocean
And we stand amazed"
So yes - Grace, Grace to it!!
Matthew Henry's Commentary -excerpts on these verses
All the difficulties and oppositions that lie in the way shall be got over and removed, even those that seem insuperable (Zech. 4:7): Who art thou, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain. See here, (1.) How the difficulty is represented; it is a great mountain, impassable and immovable, a heap of rubbish, like a great mountain, which must be got away, or the work cannot go on. The enemies of the Jews are proud and hard as great mountains; but, when God has work to do, the mountains that stand in the way of it shall dwindle into mole-hills; for see here, (2.) How these difficulties are despised: “Who art thou, O great mountain! that thou shouldst stand in God’s way and think to stop the progress of his work? Who art thou that lookest so big, that thus threatenest, and art thus feared? Before Zerubbabel, when he is God’s agent, thou shalt become a plain. All the difficulties shall vanish, and all the objections be got over. Every mountain and hill shall be brought low when the way of the Lord is to be prepared,” Isa. 40:4. Faith will remove mountains and make them plains. Christ is our Zerubbabel; mountains of difficulty were in the way of his undertaking, but before him they were all levelled; nothing is too hard for his grace to do.
3. The same hand that has begun this good work will perform it: He shall bring forth the head-stone (Zech. 4:7); and again (Zech. 4:9), The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, be it spoken to his honour (perhaps with his own hands he laid the first stone), and though it has been long retarded, and is still much opposed, yet it shall be finished at last; he shall live to see it finished, nay, and his hands shall also finish it; herein he is a type of Christ, who is both the author and the finisher of our faith; and his being the author of it is an assurance to us that he will be the finisher, for, as for God, his work is perfect; has he begun and shall he not make an end? Zerubbabel shall himself bring forth the head-stone with shoutings, and loud acclamations of joy, among the spectators. The acclamations are not huzzas, but Grace, grace; that is the burden of the triumphant songs which the church sings. It may be taken, (1.) As magnifying free grace, and giving to that all the glory of what is done. When the work is finished it must be thankfully acknowledged that it was not by any policy or power of our own that it was brought to perfection, but that it was grace that did it—God’s good-will towards us and his good work in us and for us. Grace, grace, must be cried, not only to the head-stone, but to the foundation-stone, the corner-stone, and indeed to every stone in God’s building; from first to last it is nothing of works, but all of grace, and all our crowns must be cast at the feet of free grace. Not unto us, O Lord! not unto us. (2.) As depending upon free grace, and desiring the continuance of it, for what is yet to be done. Grace, grace, is the language of prayer as well as of praise; now that this building is finished, all happiness attend it! Peace be within its walls, and, in order to that, grace. Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon it! Note, What comes from the grace of God may, in faith, and upon good grounds, be committed to the grace of God, for God will not forsake the work of his own hands.
"Miracles"
(feat. Chris Quilala)
The One who made the blind to see
Is moving here in front of me, moving here in front of me
The One who made the deaf to hear
Is silencing my every fear, silencing my every fear
[Chorus:]
I believe in You, I believe in You
You're the God of miracles
I believe in You, I believe in You
You're the God of miracles
The One who does impossible is
Reaching out to make me whole
Reaching out to make me whole
The One who put death in its place
His life is flowing through my veins
His life is flowing through my veins
[Chorus x2:]
I believe in You, I believe in You
You're the God of miracles
I believe in You, I believe in You
You're the God of miracles
The God who was and is to come
The power of the Risen One
The God who brings the dead to life
You're the God of miracles!
You're the God of miracles!
"In Your Presence"
(feat. Kim Walker-Smith)
When Your Spirit rushes in
and a holy hush falls on us again
it is so far beyond a song
it's heaven on earth
With our hearts surrendered here
Come and breathe on us and change the atmosphere
We are in awe of who You are
You're heaven on earth
In Your presence
Mountains sink into the ocean
And we stand amazed
In Your glory
Chains and prison doors are broken
Where Your freedom reigns
In Your presence
In the whisper, I can hear
that You love me and there's nothing left to fear
No greater love is found within
all heaven and earth, heaven and earth
In Your presence
Mountains sink into the ocean
And we stand amazed
In Your glory
Chains and prison doors are broken
Where Your freedom reigns
In Your presence
This room is alive in Your majesty
Our cities revived in Your mercy
Your Son glorified, our arms open wide
singing 'Worthy! You are worthy!'
In Your presence
Mountains sink into the ocean
And we stand amazed
In Your glory
Chains and prison doors are broken
Where Your freedom reigns
In Your presence
In Your presence
Mountains sink into the ocean
And we stand amazed
In Your glory
Chains and prison doors are broken
Where Your freedom reigns
In Your presence
Fog is lifting and Mountains sink into the sea
