daily reading 26.3 (Zechariah 8:9–11)

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Our opening prayer for this week:

My soul falls, and I stick to dust;
Lord, give me life divine.
From vain desires and every lust
Avert these eyes of mine.
I need the vigor of your grace
To speed me in your way,
So I don’t stumble in my race,
Or turn my feet astray.

When sore afflictions press me down,
I need enlivening powers;
Your word that I have rested on
Will help my heaviest hours.
Can anyone your might repeal?
Aren’t you the faithful God?
Will you not grant me warmer zeal
To run the heavenly road?

My Savior, I your precepts love.
I long to see your face.
And yet how slow my feelings move
Without enlivening grace!
I will esteem your gospel more,
And not neglect your word,
When I have felt its quickening power
To draw me to my Lord. Amen.

Zechariah 8:9–11

  • The LORD of Armies says this: "Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words that the prophets spoke when the foundations were laid for the rebuilding of the temple, the house of the LORD of Armies.
  • 10 "For prior to those days neither man nor animal had wages. There was no safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I turned everyone against his neighbor.
  • 11 "But now, I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days "—this is the declaration of the LORD of Armies."
Helpful notes on Zechariah 8:9–11







For yourself pray:

  • That God makes your hands strong for him

For others pray:

  • That your congregation listens to the godly preachers God sends

A psalm to listen to, as time allows:


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