1 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.” 3 And there was the angel who talked with me, going out; and another angel was coming out to meet him, 4 who said to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying: ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it. 5 For I,’ says the Lord, ‘will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ”
Zechariah 2:1-5
Zechariah 2:1-5
In 539 B.C. Darius the Great declared that the Jewish people could go home and that Jerusalem could be rebuilt so Ezra and then Nehemiah went to rebuild. 19 years later things aren’t getting done so God sent Haggai and Zechariah to prompt things along. In this vision God shows Zechariah His heavenly plans for Jerusalem. The Lord then sends an angel to measure the city and another angel came to tell that angel that there really wouldn’t be any clear boundaries because Jerusalem would be overflowing with people and wealth. God would protect her and be the glory that lit her up from the inside out.
I believe today that we can align ourselves with that picture of the kingdom to come and echo it here now in this place. The Church of God can be that habitation with God in her midst. That is the definition of the Church: God’s people with Him in their midst. The new city of God is defined by the inhabitants not geography. We can no longer be measured by our ability to hold a certain number of people but by our ability to allow the blessing of God to flow out of us without boundaries.
What is our glory? It is our skill, ability, or even our wealth? No. Our Glory is that God Himself is in our midst. His glory is on our services, ministries, and on every word we speak, especially our prayers. Let’s begin to affect our community wherever we find ourselves by bringing the glory of God with us. Let His Presence be the distinguishing feature in our lives. Rise up Church! Flow over the boundaries of our culture and bless them with the Glory. We don’t need to be afraid because He will protect us like a wall of fire.
Without Walls,
Pastor Jason
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