In the Parable of the Ten Minas, Jesus tells a parable about servants who were given a mina (about three months’ wages) and were told ‘put this money to work’ (Luke 19:13). We get to see the results of three of the servants. The first servant put the mina to...

Joseph was sold by his own brothers into slavery. They were so jealous of the favor that their father showed him, that they were willing to lie to their family and say he was dead. From an outsider’s point of view, Joseph had faced an extreme betrayal. However, despite his...

Today’s verse is from a time when the hope that God’s promise to Israel that the temple in Jerusalem would be rebuilt had grown dim in the face of human and spiritual challenges. There are several elements of this passage that apply as we look for what God wants to...

Zechariah stood in front of a mountain that he didn’t see any way over or around, as he struggled to complete the work with which God had tasked him. But Zechariah wasn’t standing there alone. God sent an angel to assure him that he would indeed finish the task, not...

In the book of Zechariah, the Israelites found themselves in exile, a period of captivity foretold by the prophet Jeremiah to last for 70 years. As Zechariah penned his writings, this prophesied duration was almost complete. However, freedom was coming with a task, rebuilding the temple. Today’s passage is nestled...