God's Sovereign Vindication of His People Amongst Persecution

Crushed, forsaken, abandoned, demoralized. These are just a few of the words that could be used to describe the people of Israel at the time of the return from exile in the days of Zechariah and his contemporaries. God had called them to rebuild the city and His Temple, but due to: opposition, criticism, persecution, and low morale, the people stalled in their work leaving the project undone for many years. People of faith find themselves in s similar position today as the cultural tide has shifted and we find ourselves living in what some would call a post-Christian culture, but others would consider a pre-Christian culture. No matter the view, we still have the mandate to build the Temple of God through reaching people with the Gospel and then training these new people of faith how to live for Him. God has sworn to vindicate His people as He shows that He is sovereign over all opposition, even the greatest of human governments.