Today's encouragement comes from Zechariah 6:12b, where we read these words:
"Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH! From His place He shall branch out, and He shall build the temple of the LORD."This OT Messianic prophecy was and is perfectly fulfilled in our incarnated and glorified Lord Jesus Christ. The Son of God came from heaven, planted Himself in the fallen earth, and has spread His roots and His “foliage” over all the globe through the extension of His church—which faithfully preaches His gospel of grace.
This same pattern is the one for all of us true Christians to follow: we get grounded (by grace through faith) in Jesus; we become faithful members of His body; and from there we bear fruit of loving deeds, and evangelism of the lost.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Can Christ forget Himself? We are His fullness, as He is ours.” —Richard Sibbes, in, "The Bruised Reed"]
