They Will Be MY People And I Shall Be Their GOD

"The word of YAHWEH, the GOD of hosts was directed to me in this way, 'I AM intensely jealous for Zion, stirred by a burning anger for her sake.  YAHWEH says: I will return to Zion and live in her midst.  Jerusalem shall be called the city of faithfulness and the mountain of holiness.'

YAHWEH, GOD of hosts speaks, 'Old men and women will again sit in the squares, each with a stick in hand on account of their great age.  The squares of the city will be filled with girls and boys playing.'

YAHWEH, GOD of hosts declares, 'If that seems impossible in the eyes of those who have returned from exile, will it be impossible for ME as well?'--word of YAHWEH.

YAHWEH , GOD of hosts says, 'See, I AM going to save MY people, bringing them from the east and from the west; and they will live in JERUSALEM.  They will be MY people and I shall be their GOD, in truth and in justice.'" - Zechariah 8:1-8 

(GOD expresses all HIS love for the chosen people who are personified in their city, JERUSALEM.  HE promises prosperity and the happiness of salvation.  Above all, HE brings them to discover their role in the world:  to be a point for gathering all the people.

For us these are words of hope, but they also require us to behave in such a way that unbelievers may really become aware that GOD is present in us.  We can apply what was said about Isaiah 65 here: we must guide our countries toward this peace, full of rejoicing that only GOD can bring about.

They will be MY people and I shall be their GOD.  This is the typical messianic promise and the sign of the new Covenant.)

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