8/26/26

Zechariah 12:10 NASB95 “I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.

Mitch loved his professor. He had poured into him more than just the lessons of the class, but lessons of life as well. Mitch knew his professor cared deeply for him. Shortly before graduation, Mitch promised his professor, "I will keep in touch."

Shortly after graduation, Mitch lost his favorite uncle. Realizing that time was short, he decided that he must pour everything he had into getting everything life had to offer. He cut off relationships and focused solely on acquiring material possessions. He became a workaholic and was enjoying great success. 16 years went by quickly when one day he saw an interview on TV with his old college professor. He was dying with ALS. Mitch was heartbroken. He reached out to this man who had given him something he hadn't found since: love and a desire to give all he had for someone else. Mitch spent the next 14 Tuesdays traveling to his old professor's house to spend time with him until he died.

At the very first reunion meeting. Mitch waited in the car in his professor's driveway while finishing a business call. He watched as his frail professor, seated in a wheelchair on the front porch, anxiously waited. Finally, he went up on the porch to greet his professor, who hugged him and said: "My old friend, you've come back at last." There was no shaming, no punishment for being gone so long; there was just grace and joy at his return. The lessons had started again as Mitch realized the unimportance of the business call and the importance of loving relationships. Mitch mourned the sixteen years he missed with his professor.

This true story comes from a book I read many years ago titled Tuesdays with Morrie. It reminds me of God's desire for our return to Him and the prophecy in our text for the Jews. Many of them will eventually return to God, realizing how they missed out on the best that life has to offer. (A relationship with God through His Son Jesus.)

Zechariah 12:10 NASB95 “I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.

God will pour out on the Jews, who repent and return, a Spirit of GRACE and SUPPLICATION (prayer, earnest personal conversation). They will, for the first time, look on the one whom they pierced with their sin (JESUS), and they will mourn. The thought of a lifetime spent ignoring the greatest love they could ever feel will rival the mourning of losing your only son. Then they will weep bitterly because of their pride, which separated them from this grace and kept them so long from repenting. However, in the GRACE of God, Scripture tells us that He will: Revelation 21:4 NASB95 and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.”

This prophecy applies to the Jews, but is a picture of what you can have right now. They are not the only ones whose sin caused the piercing of Jesus. They are not the only ones who have missed out on God's living relationship. However, if you will repent today and accept His grace, you can be saved. Just talk to Him about it, and you too can spend today with your Lord.

Repent, hang up the phone, turn to Christ, and speak to God. Believe in your heart and ask Him with your mouth, and He will save you. Mitch missed out on sixteen years. The Jews missed out on many lifetimes. How long must you miss out?

Love, Brother Scott.