LORD, MAKE A WAY!
Main Text: Zechariah 4:6–7
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain.
There comes a time in every believer’s life when the only prayer you can pray is these three words:
Lord, make a way.
When the money runs out.
When the doctors shakes their heads.
When the doors are close in your face.
When the mountain stands so tall that you can’t see around it.
Some might say I don’t need a sermon.
I don’t need to hear no song.
I don’t need advice.
I don’t need your opinions.
All I need, is for God to make a way.
Can I preach this like I feel it?
Tell somebody next to you:
If God doesn’t make it, it won’t be made.
If God doesn’t to it, it just can’t be done.
You make be going through right now.
You may feel offended by a love one.
You may can see a way out of your situation, so all you can say is Lord make a way. Come on somebody scream it, Lord make away.
To understand the power of this text, we must understand the history.
The book of Zechariah was written around 520 B.C., after the Babylonian exile. The people of Judah had returned from captivity. Jerusalem was broken. The temple was destroyed. Their identity was shaken.
The governor at that time was Zerubbabel and He had the assignment to rebuild the temple of God.
But here’s the problem:
They had limited resources.
They had political opposition.
They had internal discouragement.
They had enemies threatening them.
They had limited resources-They didn’t have all of the supplies that they needed.
They had Political opposition, The mayor was on their backs, the councilman was on their backs, even the judges were on their backs.
They had internal discouragement. – They had people within the camp talking about they could not do it.
Then on top of all of that they had enemies threatening them. People that didn’t like them, so-called friends, someone in Folks that called them selves Christians, They were threatening them.
You see the foundation had been laid years earlier, but the work had stopped because of the pressure, and fear.
Question. Have you ever started something for God and opposition showed up?
Have you ever laid a foundation and the enemy tried to intimidate you?
This is where Zechariah steps in with a prophetic word: the word came forth. (Don’t missed your shout) The Word Of The Lord Came Fourth, and said. Not by might. Not by power. But by My Spirit.
God was telling Zerubbabel:
You’re not going to rebuild this by human strength.
You’re not going to finish this with political influence.
I’m going to make a way by My Spirit.
Not by might. The word might refers to military strength or collective force.
God was saying: It’s not about how many people you have.
It’s not about your connections.
It’s not about your manpower.
Some of us think:
If I just had more help. I can do more with 30 helpers than I can with 300 hell raisers.
If I just had more members.
If I just had more support.
But God says, Take your hands off of it. He says, not by might.
Secondly, he says Nor by power.
Power here refers to human ability or personal strength.
It’s not your education. Nicodemus had education, but he was an educated fool.
It’s not your charisma.
It’s not your talent.
Understand this. This is where pride dies.
This is where self sufficiency collapses.
Because when God makes a way, He gets the glory. Not by might, Nor by power.
But by My Spirit: The Hebrew word here is Ruach, which means breath, wind, and the life force of God.
God was saying:
I will breathe on this project.
I will move the unseen.
I will shift what you cannot foresee.
I will remove the blockage.
And then He speaks to the mountain: Who art thou, O great mountain?
Understand that the mountains represents:
Opposition
Delay
Fear
Financial lack and
Spiritual warfare
Watch God. God doesn’t ignore the mountain. He confronts it.
Who do you think you are? First of all mountain, don’t you know that I made you. I shaped you. I formed you. He asked the question. Who art thou, O great mountain?
And then he gives one of those great one liner promises: He says, before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain.
In other words: That thing standing in your way will be leveled.
The things that are opposing, standing in your way, getting in your way and obstructing your way, must get out the way.
When Zerubbabel looked at the temple project, it looked impossible.
But when God looked at it, He saw completion.
You may see a mountain.
But God sees a plain.
We see debt. God sees provision.
We see diagnosis, but God sees deliverance.
We see delay, but God sees divine timing.
Can I get a witness in here, that God can make a way?
Somebody ought to open your mouth and say:
Lord, make a way.
Say it like you need Him to hear you!
Says Lord, make a way.
Now tell your neighbor: I don’t know what you are going through but; This mountain won’t survive this season.
The mountain represented the opposition.
But the temple represented the presence of God.
If the temple wasn’t rebuilt, the people’s spiritual identity would crumble.
So this wasn’t just construction. It was covenant restoration.
Watch this, when we cry, Lord, make a way, we’re not just asking for convenience.
We’re asking for God’s purpose to be fulfilled in your life.
May I tell you that sometimes the mountain is there to teach us: Dependence, how to Surrender. Sometimes mountain are there to teach us Faith, and Obedience.
But when the timing is right, God says enough is enough.
When the doctor says no, we need to say Lord, make a way.
When the bank account is empty, we need to say Lord, make a way!
When the enemies surround you, scream Lord, make a way!
When the ministry looks stuck, help me now, Lord, make a way.
And we can say, Not by might, But by Your Spirit.
Not by power, But by Your Spirit.
And that reminds me of a story. There was a small church in a struggling neighborhood. The building was old. The roof leaked. The city threatened to shut it down unless repairs were made.
The congregation didn’t have the money.
The pastor stood one Sunday and said,
We don’t need might.
We don’t need power.
We need the Spirit of God.
I heard that they prayed, Lord, make a way.
Weeks later, a contractor who had driven past the church for years felt impressed to stop. He said he had some leftover materials from a large commercial job, and I want to help.
He repaired the roof at no cost.
A local business donated funds.
Another member received an unexpected inheritance and paid the rest.
The mountain became a plain.
But here’s the deeper miracle:
The revival that broke out in that church after the renovation was greater than the building itself.
God didn’t just fix the roof.
But He rebuilt their faith.
And somebody in here has been staring at a mountain.
It’s been mocking you.
It’s been intimidating you.
It’s been whispering, You’ll never finish.
But I came to tell you:
That mountain doesn’t know who your God is.
The same God who brought Israel out of Babylon.
The same God who empowered Zerubbabel.
The same God who levels mountains.
He is here.
And He’s still making ways.
Lift your hands.
Say it one last time:
Lord, make a way. And watch that mountain become a plain.
In Jesus name.
