Zec 4:7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
Zerubbabel was the Jewish leader who was undertaking the rebuilding of the temple after their exile from Babylon. He had successfully laid the foundation of the temple but was gravely opposed by the enemies of the Jewish nation that the construction came to a screeching halt. The resistance against the rebuilding of the temple was fierce. The political maneuvering was stacked against him like a mountain that was insurmountable, immovable, and impassable. Completing the temple project was a daunting task in the face of such a ferocious opposition yet God exhorts His servant through the prophet Zechariah not to give up. God promised to miraculously demolish such mountain of opposition into a plain. Though the opposition was stacked like a mountain yet it could not hinder God in fulfilling His purpose through His servant. Therefore God asks: who art thou, O great mountain before Zerubbabel? God demeans the opposition in light of who Zerubbabbel was to Him. If Zerubbabel knew who he was, he would have been assured that God would surely empower him to fulfill his divine assignment.
Today, God’s question must resonate and be amplified in our hearts at the face of our oppositions. God is still asking: Who art thou, O great mountain before my people?It is not the size of the opposition that decimates our efforts but the ignorance of our divine identity has subjugated us into a lifestyle of mediocrity. We live beneath our privileges because of our identity crises. We are plagued with inferiority complex, a subtle ploy projected on us by the wicked one to imprison us in the confines of our self limiting beliefs. The people of God perish for lack of knowledge not the invincibility of the enemy. Do you really know who you are in God then? Do you really know the God you belong to? We have allowed the size of our mountains of challenges to obstruct our obedience to our divine assignments. We focus on the “mountain” and belittle ourselves. We compare our potentials to the enormity of the oppositions and we get so discouraged because we fail to leverage God’s omnipotence in the equation. Sure, your impediments are stacked against you like a mountain but to God, it is nothing like a plain. Do you know who you are in God? If you did, you will not be discouraged. Your identity in God has equipped you to face any challenge and be victorious. You were born again to be an overcomer. You are called to Dominate.
1Jo 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
1Jo 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Through the process of our being born again, we were equipped with the potential to overcome any opposition that threatens our divine purpose. Therefore, if we get the revelation of who we really are in God, we will be launched into the power of faith to confront any opposition. If we focus on only our problems and ignore our divine identity we will be griped with fear. Do you know who you are? Do you know the name that God calls you? The mountain of opposition must be terrified of you. You are not a nobody but a child of the most high God. Do you know who you are?
1Pe 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
In light of your divine identity, the mountain is nothing? It is there to expose your divine potential. If there is no mountain in your life, then the invincible God will not demonstrate His miraculous power in your life. Get ready for your mountain is about to be demolished because you are a child of God. If you embrace your call and embark on it, you will be empowered by God to scale any mountainous opposition to your destiny.
God exhorts Zerubbabel that as he has laid the foundation of the temple, he shall bring forth the headstone with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it to finish it. God does not start what He is not determined to complete. If he started it, then you should be fully assured He will complete it. If he built the foundation, then there is no mountain of opposition that will stop Him from laying the headstone. What then is this mountain that has gripped you with fear? What is this boastful mountain before YOU? I exhort you to awaken to your true identity and know that you belong to the most high God before whom mountains to demolished to become a plain.
Rom 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
By Reindorf Mantey
