Only by God's Spirit
I can be very hard headed. Just ask my family. I prefer to think that I am just very determined to do what is best in every situation. However, I often fail because I try to do things on my own. I try to use the mind the Lord gave me to figure things out correctly. I try to keep my body as strong as possible, so I can physically do what I need to do. Still I come up short. Gradually over my life I have learned that I have to depend on the Spirit of God to empower me and to direct me. Then, I will do what God wants me to do and do it well. God wanted Zerubbabel to learn this lesson as he was sent by God with a group of Jews from the exile to rebuild the Temple of God. So he sent the prophet Zechariah to give him a message. (Zechariah 4:6) "Then he said to me, "This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of Heavens' Armies." Please, believe me and God's Word that this is a message for all of us, as ...