READ/HEAR: Zechariah 1-3

To Zechariah were given vivid and descriptive visions of God’s operations on the earth and its future.

One of the interesting facets of his enlightenment was the vision of a horseman and a band of horses behind him that were assigned to patrol the earth for God. They reported on the condition of the earth and the state of its inhabitants. The angel who rode the horse then gave a message to the prophet to “Cry out” for the Lord.

Prophets have a duty to declare God’s message to the earth’s inhabitants. These messages supersede the media news reports or administrative communications and philosophies of earthly rulers.

When God’s spokesmen speak, we should listen and pay heed.