Zechariah 9:12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoner of
hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.
This verse/promise is part of a prophecy to the Jews about
the coming Messiah who would come as a King, a righteous and powerful yet
humble Savior. As a part of His powerful
take-over, this passage says He will set prisoners free from their waterless
pit (v.11). Immediately after this is
when this verse comes, almost as though the prophet says, “Since you are now
freed, go to your safe place.” The word “stronghold”
denotes safety and security and when it is coupled with this description of the
prisoners now as prisoners of hope, I see a picture of what hope can accomplish
in my life when I have it. My security
as a follower of Christ is in my hope. Hope
is defined as “the feeling that what is wanted can be had” (re: www.dictionary.com) and that is exactly
what my confidence in Christ is. I am captivated
by that hope … it holds me. I am a
prisoner of hope.
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