[[-SOAP HUB]] [[-Zechariah Overview]] ## Title: Where Does Your Strength Come From? ## Scripture: (Zechariah 12:4-5) On that day,” says the Lord, “I will strike every horse with confusion and its rider with madness. I will pay close attention to the house of Judah, but will strike all the horses of the nations with blindness. Then the leaders of Judah will say to themselves, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are a means of strength to us through their God, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.’ (NET) ## Observation: Where does your strength come from? In this passage, God is telling the people through Zechariah that the day will come when their confidence will come from knowing God is with them. Their strength will come from the Lord. When you go through hard times, do you tend to lean on your own strength and trust in yourself to make things happen? I do. I struggle to lean on the Lord, tell Him about all that’s happening through prayer, and trust Him to ultimately work things out. Only after it is over do I look back and realize God was in control the whole time. I promise myself that I will remember that next time, and the cycle begins again. How about you? How much less would you worry if you put your trust in the Lord? How much more would your confidence soar if you humbly served Him because you know He is moving? My prayer is others will say of us, “Look at how their strength comes from the Lord.” ## Application: Where, in your life, do you need to lean on the Lord today? ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for always being more than enough for us.