May 31

Zechariah 6:12‑13
“And speak, unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the Man whose name is The BRANCH; and He shall grow up out of His place, and He shall build the temple of the Lord: even He shall build the temple of the Lord; and He shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon His throne; and He shall be a priest upon His throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both”— Zechariah 6:12, 1312And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord: 13Even he shall build the temple of the Lord; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. (Zechariah 6:12‑13).
CHRIST Himself is the Branch out of Jesse’s root. It is He who builds the temple of the Lord, who bears the glory and shall sit as a Priest upon His throne. The counsel of peace is between the Father and the Son, and all who believe enter into the blessedness of this peace which Christ Himself has made by the blood of His cross, and which He imparts freely. It is not we who make our peace with God, but we enter into the good of it and enjoy this peace when we believe the gospel.
“Behold the Lamb with glory crowned!
To Him all pow’r be given;
No place too high for Him is found–
No place too high in heaven.
He fills the throne—the throne above.
He fills it without wrong;
The object of His Father’s love,
Theme of the ransomed’s song.
To Him whom men despise and slight,
To Him be glory given;
The crown is His, and His by right
The highest place in heaven.”
―T. Kelly.