Zechariah 3-5, Isaiah 60, Revelation 14

What God said to me – I have told My children, the true church, to love one another – that you would be known by your love for one another.  As My child you are also to love the Jews because they are also My chosen people.  As the end approaches the attention of the world and of the enemy, Satan, is becoming more and more focused on Israel.  There is rarely a neutral response to them – they are either loved or hated.  They are hated by My enemies because I love them and chose them.  Though I have judged them harshly for their sin, I have not forgotten them.  They are still My covenant people and their day of repentance and total restoration is coming.  So, you as My child must love them and pray for them.  Pray for Israel and the peace of Jerusalem.  They are about to face a trial and tribulation greater than they have ever faced as I pour out My final judgment on them and cause them to repent and return wholeheartedly to Me.  So, love them and pray for them – you’ll be spending eternity with these, your brothers.

Zechariah 1-2, Isaiah 59, Revelation 13

What God said to me – Humanity for the most part is limited in their perspective and the ability to see beyond time and space.  It’s difficult to see beyond the temporal into the eternal ramifications.  People tend to focus on My love out of their need to be loved and accepted so they project their own desires into My love and extrapolate it to mean I love them the way they are so they can live any way they want.  The reality is that My love for My children will not allow them to continue to live in sin but transforms them so they can walk in holiness. People think My goodness means that nothing they consider “bad” comes from My hand and yet I use “bad” things every day to bring about good for My children.  I allowed My own Son to die because “I AM” good.  Don’t let your understanding of Me be limited to one characteristic because your view becomes temporal rather than eternal.  When something happens to you or in the world that you deem unloving or bad, you lose faith because your restricted viewpoint can’t see the overall picture.  Look at everything in the light of My overall character and sovereignty so you can hold on to the truth that “I AM” working for your good and My glory in all that happens.  This is the perseverance and faith of the saints.

Haggai 1-2, Isaiah 58, Revelation 12

What God said to me – In the Jewish law there were things dedicated to Me and cleansed that were considered holy – the furniture and utensils and dishes in the temple – meat and grain and wine that were offerings.  When something holy was touched by something unclean, the unclean thing was not made holy, but the holy thing was made unclean, and it was not made holy again until it was cleansed and re-dedicated to Me.  The same is true of your life.  When you repented of your sin and I saved you, I made you holy to Me.  I commanded you to walk in holiness and to be holy as “I AM” holy.  In your life you will encounter things that are unclean, whether it’s inadvertently or purposefully.  When it’s inadvertent, you must turn away and when it’s purposeful, you must repent in order to be made holy.  You must constantly guard your heart and mind.  Be careful what you watch or read or listen to so you are not made unclean by them.  Set your mind on things above and walk in holiness.