The Growing Branch

Zechariah 6:12-13

¹²You are to tell him: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Here is a man whose name is Branch; He will branch out from His place and build the LORD’s temple. ¹³Yes, He will build the LORD’s temple; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. There will also be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two of them.

The prophet was given this vision of a man called “the Branch.” He would “branch out” from the temple and build the larger temple—“the LORD’s temple.” I understand that larger temple to be the church. I figure the “priest” to be the Holy Spirit. There will be “peaceful counsel between the two of them”—the Son and the Spirit will work together in perfect cooperation.

“The Branch” is a great name and a great analogy. Jesus told the story of kingdom being like a tree that grows. Jesus said, “On this rock I will build My church….” The Branch is still branching out today.

I see us as being a part of the growing and spreading of the Branch today. It grew in a fraction when I became a Christian. It grows in a fraction every time I have the privilege of leading someone to Christ. The Branch is still branching out through me! There is no greater honor in all the world than to be a part of that growth today.