One God!

One God!

Zechariah 14:9 AMP

[9] And the Lord shall be king over all the earth; in that day the Lord shall be the only one [worshiped], and His name the only one.

You need to read the entire chapter from where the verse above is taken, in order to get a just a glimpse of who God is, and what He can do. This is a God who makes clear what His desires for His people are, and also supplies the right environment and rules to enable them thrive in the place that they have been planted. However, the challenge is always with comfort and convenience; when a man does not have anything to keep him grounded, he is likely to misbehave, and that is what happened to the people of Israel here. They had become used to comfort that they became careless and complacent. Of course, God had made clear what would happen to them if they rebelled, and that is exactly what they did, and that is exactly what He applied. 

God does not lie. It does not matter how inconvenient or uncomfortable it makes you, but God will never be false. If He says something is wrong, no amount of education, enlightenment, earnings or elocution will change it to something else. If He calls a thing sin, I will do well to hate it as He does. In this instance, the land of promise became the land of exile, where enemies came and took the people of Israel captive. Many were killed, and others were taken away. Sin always has a high price; but thank God that this is not the final word. In the midst of the rebellion of Israel was a message of hope: if only Israel would repent and return, I will restore them. That is also the message for us in these days too. If only we will repent from our sin and turn to God, He will restore the years that have been lost. 

A day comes soon when sin will be dealt with permanently. A day comes soon when there will not be questions about God's sovereignty and authority. A day comes soon when there will only be one king over all the earth, and all earthly kings will stand for judgment before this King of kings. Men may bow now before earthly kings, but all mortal men will one day bow before the immortal Lord of all the earth. Men have been called all sorts of names, and indeed some names have opened earthly doors, but there is a name that guarantees eternal life. The charge and counsel today is to find and know this God, and to worship Him willingly. He deserves our worship and praise. There is no doubt as to the truth of the coming Lord. What I do with that information is my own decision. God's time of favour is here.