Devotions: Compassionate Advocate

Then the angel of the Lord said, “O Lord of hosts, how long will You have no compassion for Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been indignant these seventy years?”

Zechariah 1:12 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

It is believed that “the angel of the Lord” is actually Jesus pre-incarnate. Jesus heard the report of the angels sent to patrol the earth (vs 11) that the nations were lazy and indolent. He begged the Father to have compassion on Judah, which had been in exile for seventy years. This is a glimpse we see of Jesus as our intercessor. He is ever before God pleading our cause, and His main concern is mercy; forgiveness when we deserve punishment. Jesus is unchanging just as God is unchanging. He has always been our Advocate. When we face punishment for our sin, Jesus is standing before us asking God to forgive us for His sake. When the world seems against you, when God seems against you, remember that Jesus is for you and He will fight for you. Trust in the compassion of the Lord!

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