fblosgatos - 2025: Daily Devotional Thought and Bible Reading

Zechariah 14:1-7 - “Final Battles” - Zechariah wants us to know again that in the end, God wins! Scripture Reading: Psalms 90-92, 2 Thessalonians 3

Zechariah 13:7-9 - “The Refining Fires” - The fire is designed to purify, not consume. Scripture Reading: Psalms 87-89, 2 Thessalonians 2

Zechariah 13:1-6 - “The Fountain of the Lord” - Cleansing in the fountain removes the filth of sin. “There is a fountain filled with blood,” as the hymn writer said. Scripture Reading: Psalms 84-86, 2 Thessalonians 1

Zechariah 12:10-14 - “Israel’s Future” - They will mourn over what they did and repent. Scripture Reading: Psalms 81-83, 1 Thessalonians 5

Zechariah 12:1-9 - “The Gentiles’ Future” - Just when the Gentile nations think they have won, God steps in! Scripture Reading: Psalms 78-80, 1 Thessalonians 4

Zechariah 11:15-17 - “The Foolish Shepherd” - The coming of the final false prophet in Israel is being spoken of here. Scripture Reading: Psalms 75-77, 1 Thessalonians 3

Zechariah 11:1-14 - “The False Shepherd” - In direct contrast to God’s Faithful shepherds are the many false shepherds vying for followers. Scripture Reading: Psalms 72-74, 1 Thessalonians 2

Zechariah 10:1-12 - “The Faithful Shepherd” - When God’s flock is in trouble, only the Faithful Shepherd can help. Scripture Reading: Psalms 69-71, 1 Thessalonians 1

Zechariah 9:10-17 - “Jesus is Coming Again” - Just as assuredly as Jesus came in the past, He will come in the future. Scripture Reading: Psalms 66-68, Colossians 4

Zechariah 9:9 - “Jesus is Coming” - At least from Zechariah’s day, it was future. To us, it’s past. But it was fully promised throughout the OT. Scripture Reading: Psalms 63-65, Colossians 3

Zechariah 9:1-8 - “Alexander is Coming” - God pre-writes history; it’s called prophecy. Today we will read of the coming of Alexander the Great coming many years ahead of Zechariah. Scripture Reading: Psalms 60-62, Colossians 2

Zechariah 8:20-23 - “Jerusalem is Central” - Over the history of mankind, many different cities have vied for prominence. One day, God will make Jerusalem the primary city. Scripture Reading: Psalms 57-59, Colossians 1

Zechariah 8:9-19 - “Listen to God’s Messenger” - As they obediently responded to God’s messages, He would restore their fortunes. Scripture Reading: Psalms 54-56, Philippians 4

Zechariah 8:1-8 - “God Will Dwell with Them” - We once again look into the distant future when God will fully restore Israel. Yes, His Kingdom is coming. Scripture Reading: Psalms 51-53, Philippians 3

Zechariah 7:1-14 - “Fighting with Prayer” - How do we best battle in prayer? Do we fast? Today, we will learn some lessons about this. Scripture Reading: Psalms 48-50, Philippians 2

Zechariah 6:1-15 - “A Vision of Four Chariots” - God has His agents patrolling the earth. Scripture Reading: Psalms 45-47, Philippians 1

Zechariah 5:5-11 - “A Vision of an Ephah” - The Lord again uses a rather large capacity basket to show how much evil had taken hold. Scripture Reading: Psalms 42-44, Ephesians 6

Zechariah 5:1-4 - “A Vision of a Flying Scroll” - Note the size of this scale. It could not be missed. It could be dismissed, but not missed. Scripture Reading: Psalms 39-41, Ephesians 5

Zechariah 4:1-14 - “A Vision of a Golden Lampstand” - Take note that God provides the lampstand and the oil for the lamps. Scripture Reading: Psalms 36-38, Ephesians 4

Zechariah 3:1-10 - "A Vision of the High Priest” - Notice today that God has complete control even of Satan. Scripture Reading: Psalms 33-35, Ephesians 3

Zechariah 2:1-13 - “A Vision of a Measuring Line” - Here, the prophet reminds people of Who owns the city. Scripture Reading: Psalms 30-32, Ephesians 2

Zechariah 1:18-21 - “A Vision of Four Horns” - Another reminder of God’s will regarding Gentile nations and Israel. Scripture Reading: Psalms 27-29, Ephesians 1

Zechariah 1:7-17 - “A Vision to Keep Building” - We begin a series of eight visions Zechariah will share to encourage the people to complete the work. Scripture Reading: Psalm 24-26, Galatians 6

Zechariah 1:1-6 - “Stop Conforming” - Now Zechariah comes as a contemporary of Haggai to call the people to finish the work. “Stop being like your fathers” was his cry. Scripture Reading: Psalm 21-23, Galatians 5

Haggai 2:20-23 - “God’s Kingdom Prevails” - “On that day,” God will fully restore the Kingdom to Israel and install Messiah Jesus to His throne. Scripture Reading: Psalm 18-20, Galatians 4