Zech. 13:1

1 In that day [yowm] there shall be a fountain [maqowr] opened [pathach] to the house [bayith] of David [David] and to the inhabitants [yashab] of Jerusalem [Yaruwshalaim] for sin [chatta'ah] and for uncleanness [niddah]. KJV-Interlinear

1 In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity. NASB

In that day, the day of great mourning, the day of great violence, the day at the end of human history and immediately preceding the Second Advent.

In that day, when Jerusalem and Judah are surrounded and overrun, and on the verge of being wiped off of the face of the planet.

In that day, when the world has experienced nearly seven consecutive years of phenomenal disasters. Disasters, that have taken the lives of well over half of the population of the world.

In that day, when diseases and crime and violence and government sponsored prejudices have far exceeded anything like them in all of human history.

In that day, when life has become virtually intolerable for every living thing.

Then, a very few people will turn to God and they will wait, through one of the worst battles, and periods of violence in all of history. They will wait on God and pray, and they will confess their sins as never before.

That is the fountain, which will open up for those very few, who will turn their entire lives over to God, in faith.

What is on the line is extremely important. We have already studied the concept of the loss of the first-born. We have already studied the threat of arrogance and the presumption of ones deliverance. We have already studied the overwhelmingly poor odds, against which these people have to face, for their lives.

As so few people in history have come to recognize, these people, the defenders of Jerusalem and Judah, and I might add, others in the world who will place their lives in Gods hands, for God will bring people from every nation, into the Millennium. But, our lesson comes from Jerusalem. These people will realize the magnitude of truth, reality, and just what is on the line.

They can either lose their lives, and perhaps go on to heaven as failures in Christ. And, because these people are believers, then none of them will go to the Lake of Fire.

Or, they can stick with their faith, even in the face of almost certain death, as Daniel did in the lions den, and then enjoy victory in their spiritual life, regardless of whether God delivers them alive, or takes them in death.

What is on the line for them? The very same thing that is on the line for each one of us. Our future in Christ, and our future in heaven in eternity.

What will we find in heaven? Well if we finally take all of this Bible stuff seriously, and advance in our spiritual lives, then we will find rewards, blessings, privileges, honors and much, much more waiting for us at the Judgment Seat of Christ. These blessings will be with us forever, and forever is a very long time.

If however, we can t seem to get with a Bible study program, if we just do not seen to find all of this Bible stuff real and convincing, then our indifference, our looking to the things of this world as a substitute for what God offers, will lead us to loss of all of these wonderful and beyond imagination, blessings. Certainly, we will be in heaven, but the infinite extra blessings will not be there for us. We will lose our share of the inheritance. We will lose our good name. We will lose our legacy.

What have we been studying lately?

Those folks, defending Jerusalem, will see very clearly, all of what God has to offer. The fountain of the intensity of their faith will open wide and faith will flow heavenward as never before in history.

For sin and for impurity, means that they will be separated from all sins, and all impurities, or human good concepts. Sins are one thing, but there is also the good deed side of the human attitude, or human good. Neither of these are a part of Gods plan. Neither, will be allowed into Gods kingdom.

Those folks will have their heads on straight. They will have clear thinking. They will so fear, the loss of the many things that God can withhold from them, more so than they will fear the surrounding armies, or the loss of whatever earthly things they might have, that they will confess and confess again, just to make sure they got it right the first time. They will read their scriptures. They will repeat in their own minds the scriptures that they have memorized.

Father I have sinned doing this and that.

Cast all of your cares on Him.

The Lord is my shepherd.

Praise the Lord and pass the ammo. Bang, bang. Duck and move, and repeat it all over again.

Father I have sinned doing this and that.

Cast all of your cares on Him.

And so it goes.

This intensity of faith will keep them in fellowship, and therefore before the eyes of God. God is faithful to those who are obedient to Him.

Now, the people defending Jerusalem don t have much in the way of choices. They will be under intense pressure, which to some extent is their own fault. They refused to believe in Christ many years prior, and therefore were left behind at the Rapture. But despite the pressure, they will still succeed in their spiritual lives.

Bad decisions being about misery and limit ones options in life. Good decisions provide more options in life.

You are not likely to find yourself surrounded by enemy soldiers, but you can certainly find yourself surrounded by economic pressures, social pressures, family pressures, medical pressures, and so forth. How are you, going to deal with them? Will your life ever be as difficult as theirs?

With intense faith, flows intense blessing. If your faith is genuine, then you will sooner or later, see positive results in your life.

If your commitment to God is more or less indifferent, if you don t take all of this Bible stuff serious, if you would rather look to excuses, or complain your way through life, then you can certainly expect more of the same misery or empty life that you have already had.

God can do many things with you. He can make life very easy for you, or He can purge your metal and keep on purging it, making you into something phenomenal. You have only to get with a daily study program and stick with it. Then you will see where God is going to take you.

When you are surrounded with trouble, then it is very easy to whine, complain, let go and give up. Then of course you will lose out in life.

But, if you hold on, regardless of the outcome of your troubles, as did Daniel and the lions, then you may be delivered from the lions or you may not, but that result is not what is important. Your faith in Gods best judgment for you, is what is important. And your spiritual victory, will carry you into the remaining years of your life, however few or many they might be, and certainly into eternity.

Place no value in the things of this world and, they will not become more important to you than God. Place greater value in Gods promises, because they are certain, phenomenal, and they will last forever.

Such is the nature of the pouring out of the fountain of faith and blessing.

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