CONTEXT: Zechariah began his 'career' 520bc. It is the end of Israel's exile in Babylon (590-520 BC), the opportunity to return/reclaim 'the promised land' is upon them.
The righteous shall bear fruit in old age, Jesus reminds all. Far less, are souls reaping after the mortal coil is uncoiled.
Popularity disappears like the afternoon sky. Beauty fades as a mist. The efforts of today will be duplcated tomorrow, and nothing new arrives.
What health is to the heart, holiness is to the soul. (John Flavel) Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
It wears like an invisible cloak, blending seamlessly into the fabric of modern culture. It silently seeps into our desires, clouds our judgment, and distorts our values.
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; in you I trust my Lord. (Psalm 25:1) SoulSupply has endeavored since 2005 to lift up souls.
The Bible makes sense of what we can't. Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He instructs sinners in the ways.
The globe bleats for certainty in a cosmos of exploding uncertainty and insecurity.
