Zechariah 3 - Praying God's Word

Please read Zechariah 3.

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Meditate on verses 3-4.

Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments and standing before the angel.

 He spoke and said to those who were standing before him, saying,

“Remove the filthy garments from him.” 

Again he said to him, “See, I have taken your iniquity away from you

 and will clothe you with festal robes.”

Joshua was the high priest working with Zerubbabel to rebuild the temple at Jerusalem (Haggai 2:2-4; Ezra 5:1-2). Before Joshua could do the LORD’s work, God had to remove his filthy, sinful garments and give him clean, festive robes.

This vision of Joshua’s wardrobe change is the picture of what it means to become a Christian. Before Christ, you wore foul, polluted rags representing the sin that consumed your life. “But the LORD caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him” (Isaiah 53:6). God put your disgusting garment of sin on Jesus and gave you His garment of salvation and righteousness (Isaiah 61:10). Amazing!

Are you trying to do the LORD’s work by your own righteousness? God says we are all “unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment” (Isaiah 64:6). Unless you are wearing the saving righteousness of Jesus Christ, your work is vain. “LORD, take away my iniquity and clothe me with festal robes” (v. 4).

When you are dressed in the righteousness of Christ, you have confidence in Him to complete the tasks He calls you to do.

Pray Zechariah 3:7 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, help ________ and me to walk in Your ways and perform Your service.

Let us govern and have charge in Your house and courts.

Grant us free access among those standing here.

In Your name, Jesus~”

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