2025 New Year Message

NOT BY MIGHT NOR BY POWER, BUT BY MY SPIRIT

Zechariah 4:6

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 Almighty.

1. When did the word of the Lord come to the prophet Zechariah (Zech. 1:1)? Examine the historical and spiritual context of the time when the prophet Zechariah lived (Ezra 5:12-13, 1:2-3, 3:10, 4:4-5, Haggai 1:9).
2. What message did God give to Zerubbabel and Joshua through the prophet Haggai (Haggai 1:2, 8, 2:4-5)? What promise did God give to the high priest Joshua through the prophet Zechariah (Zech. 3:7-8)?
3. What message did God deliver to Zerubbabel through the prophet Zechariah (Zech. 4:6-9)? Who was Zerubbabel (Haggai 1:1, 2:23)? Reflect on the meaning of “Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit.”
4. Through this passage, what is God saying to us personally and as a community?