All In A Day's Work - Zech 1-3

Zechariah 3:8-9 “. . .Behold, I will bring My servant the Branch . . . and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.”

The title is not meant to imply that this is the normal work day or work load! The emphasis is on the “All.” An infinitely, humanly immeasurable debt was paid in full in one day! To do so required divine intervention!

This task could not performed by anyone. The Lord would bring in the only qualified candidate! Apart from God sending His Son, iniquity would never be removed! Though many may try, though many sacrifices may have been offered, sin would never be taken away unless the Son came to do it!

What was so special about the Son? He was both Son of God and Son of Man. As God, He was totally divine therefore He alone could meet the standard of divine justice. As Man, He was able to bear man’s guilt. As Man, He lived a perfect life and therefore offered His body as a perfect sacrifice for sin. As God, He entered into the very presence of the Father to offer Himself. The only begotten Son is the ONLY ONE who could be both God and Man and thus achieve complete redemption!

This task was more than just meeting the qualifications though. The task itself was monumental, removing an infinite amount of horrible, God-cursing, God-hating sin! It takes a cross! It takes a broken body! It takes the pouring out of blood. It drove the Son to His knees in anguish and the Father from looking at His Beloved Son! The cross was Hell! The Son took it and accomplished what no one else could have; He removed iniquity in a single day! Trust Him as Lord and Savior, and your sin shall be removed!