| Get the Capstone |
| THE SCRIPTURE: |
| “Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’ ” |
| (Zechariah 4:7, NKJV) |
| THE WORD: |
In scripture, when Zerubabbel wanted to rebuild the
temple, he laid the foundation, but people came against him and forced
him to stop. For ten years, no work could be done. Zachariah, the
prophet, came by and told him to do something interesting. He said, “Go
get the capstone.” The capstone was the stone that was reserved as the
final piece of stone for the building. It was symbolic. It represented
the finished product. Why was it important that he keep the capstone in
front of him? Because every time he looked at it, it would remind him
that God would finish what he started. When Zerubabbel was tempted to
get tired and discouraged, he would go look at that capstone. That was
God saying to him, “I’m still on the throne. I’m going to do what I
promised. Just stay in faith.”
Today, do you have your capstone in front of you? Do
you have something that represents the final piece to your dreams? Keep
that vision in front of you. Keep focused on where you are headed. Get
the capstone and thank God for His faithfulness to complete the work in
you.
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