Zechariah 9:14

ARROWS LIKE LIGHTNING

"And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south."  (Zechariah 9:14)  Barnes' notes on the Bible states it perfectly, "It is as if he would say, When they go forth and preach everywhere, the Lord shall work with them and confirm the word with signs following."  (Mark 16:20)  Barnes further states, Habakkuk directly calls the lightnings the arrows of God, "at the light of thine arrows they went."  

                                                       

                                                     "He shot his arrows and scattered {the enemies},

 great bolts of lightning and routed them." 

 (Psalm 18:14)

Gill's exposition of the Bible says it like this, "and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: meaning the gospel, and the swift progress of it, as well as the light it communicates, and the glory that goes along with it, and the efficacy of it."  Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the word of God {is} quick, and powerful, sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and {is} a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."                         

                                                             

        

         "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may

         be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."

       (Ephesians 6:11)

We've been taught many times that we should put on the full armour of God, which includes the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, feet fitted with readiness, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit.  What have we to fear, when we have a God who has weapons greater than tanks, and defeats the efforts of the enemy swiftly and completely; He's given us all we need.  God is our source; the Word is our sword; the warring angels protect us; and the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds.  (2 Corinthians 10:4)     

We must make our calling and election sure by being filled with His Spirit, baptized in His name, obeying His Word, and then we "GO," like appointed, anointed arrows sent in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ! 

One thing about arrows  ...  they must hit the target!

                    

                                                                                                                                                                                   By Sheryl Fowler

                                             (Visit Promiselandchurch.net and theexperience238.com.

                                                 PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas, Pastor Kenneth Phillips)