Zechariah 8 Devotional: When God’s Presence Makes You Stand Out | 7-Step QT

 God Is With You ✝️

7-Step QT

  1. 🙏 Quiet Time

  2. 📅 October 22, 2025

  3. ✝️ Zechariah 8:18-23

  4. 📖 Thus says the LORD of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’ ” (v. 23)

  5. 📝 We often envy those blessed by wealthy parents, but Zechariah 8:23 shows a deeper truth: people are drawn to those who walk with God. His presence in our lives is the true source of blessing. Instead of envying the world, let’s live in a way that makes others desire to know Him.

  6. 💬 What does this passage speak to you today?

  7. 🙏 Share below, and let’s encourage one another in prayer!

7-Step QT Notes

1. 🙏 Quiet Time

Pause.
Take a deep breath.
Ask God to soften your heart and help you listen to His voice today.

2. 📅 October 22, 2025

Today’s passage reminds us:
God’s presence in your life can draw others to Him—live it boldly.

3. ✝️ Zechariah 8:18–23

God promises a future where people from many nations will seek Him—not through religion alone, but by recognizing His presence among His people. Verse 23 paints a powerful image: people grabbing hold of a believer’s robe, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.” This is a vision of influence—not through status or wealth, but through the undeniable presence of God.

4. 📖 Key Verse

“Thus says the LORD of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’” (v. 23)

5. 📝 Reflection

Have you ever envied someone with a wealthy parent—someone who gets luxury cars or private jets just because of who their dad is? It’s not really the person we envy, but the source behind them. That’s exactly what’s happening in Zechariah 8:23. People see the blessings in your life and realize it’s because God is with you.

This isn’t about showing off—it’s about living in such a way that others see God’s goodness and want to know Him too. You don’t need to chase the world’s approval. When you walk with God, the world will notice. So today, ask yourself: Am I living in a way that reveals God’s presence? Let’s be people who make others say, “I want to go with you—because I see God in your life.”

6. 💬 What does this passage speak to you today?

  • Do others see God’s presence in how I live, speak, and love?
  • Am I more focused on impressing the world or reflecting God?
  • How can I live today in a way that draws others toward Him?

7. 🙏 Prayer

Lord, thank You for being with me.
Help me live in a way that reflects Your presence and love.
Let my life be a testimony that draws others to You.
Make me bold in faith and humble in heart.
Amen.

Scriptures

📖 18 And the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying, 19 “Thus says the LORD of hosts: The fast of the fourth month and the fast of the fifth and the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Judah seasons of joy and gladness and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace. 20 “Thus says the LORD of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities. 21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, ‘Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the LORD and to seek the LORD of hosts; I myself am going.’ 22 Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the LORD. 23 Thus says the LORD of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’ ” (Zech 8:18-23, ESV).

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