Contemplative Bible Reading

Zechariah 8:23 (New Living Translation)

“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In those days ten men from different nations and languages of the world will clutch at the sleeve of one Jew. And they will say, ‘Please let us walk with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”

This is Old Testament Minor Prophets, ho hum, but let us read and take to heart the last sentence. Yes, this mentions the Jews—God’s people. It doesn’t mention me.

But can I apply this to me?

Does anyone come to me and say, ‘Please let us walk with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’

Why not? Or perhaps it has happened on occasion. When? Why?

Where do people see God with me? Where don’t people see God with me?

And where am I spending my life?