Title The Three Sources of Healing
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Zechariah (3) The Three Great Sources of Healing (Zechariah 1:7-13)
1. The Cross of Christ
On November 24, in the 2nd year of King Darius (520 B.C.), Zechariah saw eight visions at one time. The text is the first of these visions, and the first person to ride a red horse saw a vision standing among the fossil trees in the valley (verse 8). The person riding the red horse is ‘the angel of the Lord’ (verse 11), and the angel of the Lord here is not ‘an angel’, but ‘Christ incarnate’ in theological terms that appeared in the form of a human in the Old Testament times. Christ riding on a red horse symbolizes ‘Christ who carried the cross’. The ‘Crucifixion of Christ’ is the most effective medicine to wash away injustice and wounds.
The characteristic of modern people is ‘wounds’. There are many saints who live a life of winter even though spring has come, and a life of the night even though dawn has come. It is only then when we sing, pray, and worship, and even when we are moved by the Word and shed tears, it is only then. There are many realizations, but they fail to apply, and they seem to be immersed in the crucible of grace, but the problem still remains. There is also a shadow behind a smile, a sigh behind a tear, a chill behind the heat, and loneliness behind pleasure. So, beings in heaven live on earth. How sad is that?
Saints can live a life of spring even in winter and a life of light in the night. The cross of the Lord makes that possible. There is no person in this world who does not need the blessing of the Lord. Also, no one is rich enough to not need love, no one is pure enough to need forgiveness, and no one has a perfect body and mind that does not need to be healed. Therefore, come before the cross of the Lord and heal all your wounds through the Lord, the wounded healer.
2. The walk of Christ
The valley often symbolizes “the sufferings of the world.” Therefore, the saying that Christ on a red horse stood among the fossil trees in the valley symbolizes Christ's walk with the suffering. The happiest thing in this world is to be with Christ. Faith in the worldly ups and downs seeks to receive worldly blessings through Jesus. In the name of Jesus, I want to send my son to a good college, make my husband successful, become famous, and make a lot of money. At the same time, they do not realize how great a blessing that Jesus' walk is in itself.
Reliefism brings a lot of confusion to the church and makes the saints lose their identity. To satisfy one's worldly desires through the transcendent power of Jesus is not, strictly speaking, an attitude that regards the Lord as the true Lord. Even the ups and downs would not go to hell if they were children of God, but instead, the possibility of training and testing increases. Through such training and testing, you will gradually straighten out into beings who live according to the will of Jesus.
Sometimes, when faced with extreme hardship, I lament. "God! How could you do this if you were really alive?” Such an attitude that treats God as a defendant is ultimately a belief in ups and downs. How do we understand God's divine providence with a human head? The important thing is that the Lord is with the faithful saints even in the midst of suffering. Whenever you are in trouble, think of Christ among the fossil trees in the valley and give yourself strength. Then the time will come when you will step out of the valley and stand on top.
3. Christ's Intercession
The compelled peace and quiet in verse 11 symbolizes the lack of strength of the chosen people. Then Christ offers the intercession (v. 12). Intercession for the chosen people is the Lord's specialty. However, the important content of the Lord's intercession is not a prayer for relief from suffering, but a prayer for mercy in the midst of wrath. You cannot live in complete immunity from suffering in life. Therefore, a desirable prayer is not a prayer for ‘no suffering’, but a prayer for ‘the mercy of God in the midst of wrath’.
As soon as Christ offered his intercession, God immediately gave him good words and words of comfort through an angel (verse 13). Prayer is to save blessings and spiritual power, and it is the greatest tool that moves God, but without the intercession of Christ, powerful prayer is not possible. The reason the prayers of saints go up to God is because of the Lord's constant intercession. Prayer is never in vain. What you have accumulated while praying can be taken out and used later when needed.
In particular, pray like the Lord. Why is intercession important? First, because praying for others increases the power of forgiveness and heals my wounds. Second, because it is a clean and pure prayer without greed. Third, when I pray for others, my prayer topics are more acceptable. Fourth, it is because prayer itself is the practice of love that God is most pleased with. Through intercession, your prayers will be accepted and your wounds will be healed. Have a wonderful prayer experience. God's answers are always greater than the prayers of the saints.