Communication

• Have you ever tried to have a relationship with someone who talked and talked, but would not listen? Did you feel like they did not care about you? At some point, you probably stopped listening.

  A healthy relationship is not one-sided; there is two-way communication."

  Some people try to carry on a relationship with God like that. And according to today's verse, He feels just like we would.

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Because they did not listen when I spoke, I did not answer when they prayed. (Zec 7:13 GNB)

God knows what, when, and why

• When things do not go as we want, we are quick to blame God, e.g., "Why did You do let that happen?".
  
  Some of God's promises and prophecies are unconditional. But more than not have conditions that depend on us, as in today's verse: "This will all happen if...".
  
  Like children, we want what we want when we want it, without "if". But as a good parent, He does not just give us everything we want.

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Men who live far away will come and help to rebuild the Temple of the LORD. And when it is rebuilt, you will know that the LORD Almighty sent me to you. This will all happen if you fully obey the commands of the LORD your God. (Zec6:15 GNB)

The Lord asked why!

Then the word of the LORD Almighty came to me: "Ask all the people of the land and the priests, 'When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, was it really for me that you fasted? And when you were eating and drinking, were you not just feasting for yourselves? (Zec 7:4-6 NIV)

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I looked again, and this time I saw a scroll flying through the air. The angel asked me what I saw. I answered, "A scroll flying through the air; it is thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide." Then he said to me, "On it is written the curse that is to go out over the whole land. On one side of the scroll it says that every thief will be removed from the land; and on the other side it says that everyone who tells lies under oath will also be taken away. (Zec 5:1-3 GNB)

God's Power

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But, sir, what do these mean?" Then he asked, "Don't you know?" "No sir," I replied. So the angel explained that it was the following message of the LORD to Zerubbabel: I am the LORD All-Powerful. So don't depend on your own power or strength, but on my Spirit. (Zec 4:4-6 CEV)

Ever been upset with someone you love?

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So the angel told me to announce: I, the LORD All-Powerful, am very protective of Jerusalem. For a while I was angry at the nations, but now I am furious, because they have made things worse for Jerusalem and are not the least bit concerned. (Zec 1:14-15 CEV)

He Knows

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  He knows exactly who and what we need, and when, where, and how we need it. Pray for His protection, provision, and direction... and that we keep our eyes of faith where they need to be--always on Him.

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Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn't worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. The result was that their minds became dark and confused. Claiming to be wise, they became utter fools instead. (Rom 1:21-22 NLT)