What God Says

Scripture:

8 Then this message came to Zechariah from the LORD: 9 “This is what the LORD Almighty says: Judge fairly and honestly, and show mercy and kindness to one another. (Zechariah 7:8-9 NLT)

14 “For this is what the LORD Almighty says: I did not change my mind when your ancestors angered me and I promised to punish them, says the LORD Almighty. 15 Neither will I change my decision to bless Jerusalem and the people of Judah. So don’t be afraid. 16 But this is what you must do: Tell the truth to each other. Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace. 17 Do not make evil plots to harm each other. And stop this habit of swearing to things that are false. I hate all these things, says the LORD.” (Zechariah 8:14-17 NLT)

What God says to us that he wants us to do is usually fairly simple; we are the ones that make it complicated. In Zechariah, he says things like judge fairly and honestly, show mercy and kindness, tell the truth, and don’t plot evil. So simple, really, and yet we can have a hard time keeping true to these things.

Lord, I do want to do the things You say to do. Help me to be more consistent and careful in my living. You are God, and I love You. AMEN

Praise the Lord! I will praise my God for His mighty works; and praise Him for His unequaled greatness! Psalm 150

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