Zechariah 2

“Run, speak to this young man, saying: ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it.  For I,’ says the Lord, ‘will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’” vv.4-5

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I lived in the middle of nowhere for five years where we didn't lock our cars or our homes.  No one would even want to drive the long bumpy road just to break in and cause evil, yet there were still fears within me of someone coming to kidnap or murder me.  Even though I lived in probably one of the safest places on earth there is still the possibility of evil.
We continue to read of Zechariah's vision and here starts off seeing an angel with a measuring line to measure Jerusalem.  This is of course the future New Jerusalem that still is yet to come.  Yet I wonder how hard it will be to measure this city as we read that it will be without walls because of the multitude of people.  Now we don't have walls around our cities today, though Trump is trying to build a wall on the boarder with Mexico, but walls were a cities protection and defense against enemy attacks.  But in this future day there will be no enemies so no need for walls.  And even if someone knows there's no enemies trying to break in (like me) one still wants to feel secure by a protection, so the Lord says He will be a wall of fire around Jerusalem, just like He was the pillar of fire in the exodus that led the Israelites.  Yet not only will God be around Jerusalem and His people as a protector but He will be the glory in her midst.  John Piper comments, "God is never content to give us the protection of his fire; he will give us the pleasure of his presence"(Desiringgod.com).  As we still wait for that future day of the New Jerusalem, the New Heaven and New Earth, how can you live and celebrate God's glory in your midst today?