09/06/2026
‼️‼️‼️Zechariah 3:1–8
“A Burning Stick Snatched from the Fire”
The Holy Spirit prompted a change of topic — from [the original message] to the power of divine vindication.
There are seasons when everything we have is on fire, and we wonder what the way out is. That fire can be caused by so many things — our own mistakes, spiritual opposition, and more. In Colorado, fire is not strange to us.
Fire consumes. Fire burns. Fire destroys.
But the good news is this: in Zechariah chapter 3, we’re reminded of a God who specializes in pulling people out of the burning fire. He snatches His own out of the flames.
When the enemy makes it look like we’re finished, God says, “Not yet.”
• The enemy sees hope, gone. God sees a future.
• When we come out of the fire — while it’s still burning — the enemy reminds us of the stains. God reminds us of the changed garment He’s already working on us.
Zechariah 3:1 — Satan was standing at his right hand to accuse him. The enemy is there to make the mess visible — the chaos, the soot, the smell of smoke.
The Lord said to Satan, “The Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is this not a burning stick snatched from the fire?”
When you have been taken out — even if the fire is still burning around you — it’s a reminder that God is not yet done. The fire may change you, but it does not destroy you.
Notice what God does not say: He doesn’t say Joshua’s clothes weren’t filthy. He doesn’t say the fire isn’t burning. He acknowledges all of it. The fire can burn, but it doesn’t have the final say.
