## Title: God is the Engine ## Scripture: (Zechariah 4:6) Therefore he told me, “This is the Lord’s message to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength and not by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. (NET) ## Observation: Imagine you are on one side of the ocean and had to get to the other. You are in a little row boat. In this scenario, you have enough food and shelter for the journey. You also have the desire to get to the other side. The problem is, how are you possibly going to row your way across the ocean? That is impossible. Literally, there’s no way to do it in your own strength. Then, imagine someone comes along and gives you a massive engine to propel the journey. That person changed the whole journey. You went from having no way to move forward to excited for the adventure. It was still going to be hard. There were going to be many things to deal with along the way. But, it was no longer impossible. This is what God is saying through the prophet Zechariah to the people. You have a long, hard journey ahead of you. However, you are not supposed to do it alone. God is declaring He will be the source of strength. The same is true for us today. ## Application: Trust the Lord to be the source of strength you need when you lean on Him today. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being more than enough for all we need today.