Resting Quietly

So they answered the Angel of the LORD, who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, “We have walked to and fro throughout the earth, and behold, all the earth is resting quietly.”  Zechariah 1:11

A report comes back from the field, all quietly resting. We would call that unusual from our experience thus far in life. There always seems to be someone enduring war around the world. Centuries from this verse we read today, our new presidential administration seems to be trying to bring the wars to a rest. Will that be a successful effort? Too early to tell, but perhaps these horsemen from Zechariah will be able to do another report like this one. However, this report came after 70 years of the Lord's anger at Jerusalem and the cities of Judah. The angel asked the Lord how long His mercy might last against that anger. We might well ask the same question of our Lord, as if the judgement of the Lord as read in the Revelation of Jesus were only held back by the great dam of His mercy. 

As with any dam failure, it may be a long time coming but it happens suddenly at the end. Maybe our prayers will help to shore up the dam of our Lord's mercy. It cannot hurt to try. 

Pray for mercy, saints of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Bucky