“In the whole land,” declares the Lord,
“two-thirds will be struck down and perish;
Yet one-third will be left in it. This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold.
They will call on my name and I will answer them;
I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’” Zechariah 13:8-9
The judgments of God are inevitable! They are written in His heart.
You and I can choose to accept His judgments or you can distance yourself from something that seems so surreal and impossible to take place.
The reality of God is His judgment is over the world and He plans to punish us for our sins and lack of respect for the Creator of the heavens and earth.
In the perfect timing of God, He plans to strike down two thirds of the population of the world and leave a remnant of one third.
The remnant will be refined by the fire of God and severely tested to measure their faith and obedience to God.
The remnant will live with God and call on Him for their every need. They will walk by faith and not by sight.
The circumstances of life will never effect their loyalty to Christ Jesus. They will be firmly grounded in the bedrock of Christ Jesus and nothing will be able to shake them away from God.
The question to ask yourself “Is the Lord your God”? Where does He rate in the priorities of your life?
Have you built your life on the words proceeding out of the mouth of God or are they in competition with your worldly needs?
You cannot compromise the Word of God. You have to accept the wholeness of God if you want to belong to the remnant.
God never changes. His character lives forever! You and I have to change and come under the authority of God.
What impresses God is your unwavering faith in His promises. You live in the world but you are not of the world. You live through the breath of God!
Come to God without any exceptions and He will respond “You belong to Me!”
Hal Hollister Ministry 