In the ninth chapter of Zechariah, we are compared to a warrior’s sword, a bowl filled for offering a sacrifice on the altar, and a jewel in the crown of a king.
It’s interesting that crown comes after the battle and the sacrifice. It seems that we must first go through the battle and offer a sacrifice to the Lord before we see the crown. We battle, we sacrifice, we prosper.
I also see Jesus in each element of this progresssion. Jesus is the Warrior who carries us through the battle (see A Warrior’s Sword page). Jesus is the altar on which we offer our sacrifice. And Jesus is the King in whose crown we are a jewel. Like everything else in life, it all begins and ends with Jesus. He is the Alpha and the Omega. The beginning and the end.
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