Today I call on you to realize the pleasure that the Spirit of the Lord takes in our work in the Gospel. And this also applies to any action you take at His command. Don’t just ruminate on your visions and plans without taking definite steps towards actualization. Thinking alone is not enough, you must act in line with God’s guidance. Our theme scripture conveys to us prophetic words given by Zechariah to Zerubbabel, a governor of Judah, who was leading the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. The work had started and the foundation was laid, then discouragement from fellows Jews led to a standstill in the project (Ezra 4:24). It was at this time, the Lord spoke through Zechariah the words in the anchor scripture: “For these seven shall rejoice when they see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel. [These seven] are the eyes of the Lord which run to and fro throughout the whole earth”. This means the seven eyes shall rejoice with the work’s commencement or resumption. The Living Bible rendering says, “….for the eyes of the Lord rejoice to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel”. He rejoices to see you take actions of faith in your life.

Revelation 5:6 identifies these seven eyes as the Holy Spirit: “And there between the throne and the four living creatures (beings) and among the elders of the heavenly Sanhedrin] I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God the sevenfold Holy Spirit] Who have been sent [on duty far and wide] into all the earth”.

The Holy Spirit take special delight when we are moving forward in faith, taking actions in line with the vision He has given us. God doesn’t delight in complacency and laziness. Take advantage of His grace, don’t fear, take required actions, you will see God’s glory in your life.