“Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.  So he said to me, “This is the Word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts.”

Zechariah 4:6

I love gems of eternal truth found in unexpected places in the Old Testament.  Here is one for this morning. The prophet speaks doom on the disobedient nation, judgement they well deserve.

Then in a moment points to the marvelous grace of God to forgive and move forward.  He gave them this promise – they will overcome, not by their own power, but by the power of the wonderful Holy Spirit.

This is a message for me today as I begin this last day of October of 2019.  I have had my challenges recently – but the truth stands – “by my Spirit.”  All other doors lead nowhere.  This is the door to God’s marvelous unearned grace!