How many of us are living our dream life?
A 2014 study from the Charles III University of Madrid https://goo.gl/pxpOsD discovered that only 6 percent of adults work in careers they envisioned as a child.
What about the rest of us who never fulfilled those ambitions? Is hope lost?
THE PLACE OF SAFETY
Some may imagine that if only they pursued their dream, they would be experiencing a more satisfied life than they have now. Some whose lives have been detoured by unforeseen circumstances may think that they missed their opportunity for fulfillment. But is that true?
Are people, through poor choices, forever stranded on the side of the road, relegated to the position of spectator to the better lives of others?
In contrast to that thinking, Zechariah 11 teaches well-being as God’s gift for honoring Him. Governments and armies, careers and money are all unable to provide deep-seated peace, the Shalom of Yahweh. Satisfaction does not even stem from personal ambition but descends from a completely unexpected direction.
Nations and peoples are ruled by unseen forces, and our relationship to those forces defines life experience.
God protects His own through the covenant that the Lord has made with the kings of the earth not to harm His people. This is done because of His people honoring Jesus, who is the Torah, the Tree of Life.
People bring harm upon themselves because of a broken covenant. Unfaithfulness to Yahweh, the holy Creator, allows destruction to come in where the covenant is nullified. This is what Zechariah warned Israel about and what brought about the destruction of the second temple in Jerusalem. It caused Judas to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, and it will also ultimately bring down every earthly reign. Those spoken of in Zechariah 11 who did God’s will understood this.
The wise spoken of in Daniel understand it. God surrounds His own with His hand of protection. No one, no power in heaven or on earth, can take us out of the hand of the Lord.
Assurance and satisfaction in life is still possible today. It comes through knowing the victory Christ has provided through His death on the cross and resurrection from the grave.
The well-being that is from above far exceeds any earthly dream because ideal life accompanies relationship with the unseen King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Allegiance to Christ brings fulfillment only our Creator can provide in life and for eternity.
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