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Zechariah 3
is a great chapter. In this chapter we
meet Joshua (not the Joshua of the Exodus but the Joshua who was the priest at
the time of Zechariah). Joshua is
clothed in filthy garments. In every
sense of the word, he is unfit for the priestly duties.
In this regard,
Satan comes before the Lord and accuses him.
I love this for several reasons.
First, it reminds us of the Garden of Eden as well as the story of Job.
In both stories, Satan comes to disrupt the relationship between God and His
followers. Here it is no different. Satan comes to point out why Joshua is unfit.
Why is this
important? So many times people think of
Satan and God as choosing up teams. I
don’t think this is correct at all.
Satan isn’t trying to recruit us.
He is simply trying to destroy our relationship with the Lord. He wants
to ruin our connection to God, not have a bigger pool of human followers. Satan isn’t competing with God, Satan is resisting
God’s plan.
There is
something to remember, though. Satan’s
not wrong. Joshua is sinful. He does need God’s purification. He is guilty of the rebuke.
That being
said, Satan isn’t saying anything that God doesn’t know. God knows our imperfections quite well. He knows our imperfections and still invites
us into service with Him. He makes the
way to purification possible. As He
purifies Joshua for service, He purifies us as well. Satan might not be wrong, but God is bigger
than Satan’s accusations.
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