The final verse of Zechariah says that all the cooking pots will be holy to the Lord and that all who come to sacrifice will take some of the pots and cook in them. When I think of cooking pots (which is not that often), I think about all the good food that comes out of them. I also think about the people who don’t have a pot to cook in. They may have some food to eat, but how much better would it taste if they could put it in a pot and make some gumbo! Not only does a cooking pot make things taste better, but it also helps you feed a lot more people.
Here’s the deal about the cooking pots in Zecharia 14:21. They are made available to anyone who brings their sacrifice to the Lord. So, if you want a pot to cook in, then you need to bring your sacrifice to the Lord. That’s not all, though. This verse says that those who bring their sacrifice to the Lord must take the cooking pot. What good is it if something is made available to you, but you don’t take it? It may as well not be available if you don’t take it. After we bring our sacrifice to the Lord, we must reach out and take what He makes available to us. We’re still not finished with this verse, though. After you’ve brought your sacrifice to the Lord and taken what He has made available, you then need to use what He gave you for the purpose it was meant for. The last part of this verse says that the people took the pots and cooked in them. It doesn’t say they took the pots and bathed in them. They used what they were given for the purpose it was given. When the Lord blesses you, use what He gives you for the reason He gave it. All things are given for His glory and pleasure. Whatever blessing comes to you must pass through you to honor the Lord. It’s a matter of recognizing that everything belongs to the Lord and without Him we would have nothing.
So, bring your sacrifice to the Lord, take what He makes available to you, and use what He gives you for the reason He gave it. If you don’t know why He gave it, just fall back on 1 Corinthians 10:31. No matter what you do with what He gives you, do it all for the glory of God. Take a look around at the blessings in your life. What’s cooking in your pot?
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