Read To Me Daily Semester 4Sample

ZECHARIAH 14:
Unfortunately, we have not yet seen the fulfillment of this prophecy from the end of Zechariah 12:

Zec. 12:10 NLT “Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died. 

However, this part from the beginning of chapter 13 has been fulfilled:

Zec. 13:1 “On that day a fountain will be opened for the dynasty of David and for the people of Jerusalem, a fountain to cleanse them from all their sins and impurity.

This from Zechariah 13 was referred to by Jesus in Mark 14:27 in— or on the way to— the garden of Gethsemane:

Zec. 13:7 NLT “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,
the man who is my partner,”
says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
“Strike down the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered,
and I will turn against the lambs.

ISAIAH 65:
We heard a mixture of hope, regretful repentance, and supplication in Isaiah 64, including these verses:

Is. 64:4 NLT For since the world began,
no ear has heard
and no eye has seen a God like you,
who works for those who wait for him!
5 You welcome those who gladly do good,
who follow godly ways.
But you have been very angry with us,
for we are not godly.
We are constant sinners;
how can people like us be saved?
6 We are all infected and impure with sin.
When we display our righteous deeds,
they are nothing but filthy rags.

REVELATION 19:
In Revelation 18 we heard the chapter of doom against the city of Babylon (or Rome, or the united evil world system based on immoral commerce). If chapter 18 sounded familiar, it is because you were remembering Ezekiel 27.

Let’s pray.
Lord, God, we bow before You as our creator. You are the potter. We are but clay. But we are your people, and we thank you that You have revealed to us how merciful You are. Because You are our creator, You have the right to do with us what You decide. You decided, Lord, that it would glorify You the most to create humans to live forever. But You decided that in heaven, it would not do to have people praising themselves. So You did not make a way for man to save himself by his own efforts. The result would have been pots thinking they were smarter than the potter. You decided that there should be only one way for mankind to be saved. Since You are the only God, allowing multiple ways to get to heaven would mean that pots worshiped other pots instead of the potter. You also decided that it would not do to zap people with judgment the very moment they sinned. You did not want people attempting to please You merely from fear. You wanted the worship of people who would love You. But sin had to be punished. Never bringing judgment on sinful people would not be fair or just. So You came to the rescue of your people by sending the promised redeemer, the one and only Son of Man who was one with yourself, King of Righteousness, and the Lamb of God. Your judgment fell on him, and He opened the way to heaven for us. We understand now why judgment must fall upon the wicked city of Babylon. Help us to leave that wicked city, and protect us from its influences. We your people are thankful and we will love and worship You forever.