Verse six is the most famous of Zechariah four. It’s a message from the Lord to Zerubbabel, who is the governor of Judah at the time of the rebuilding of the temple. The message is: “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.”

God is the one who does the work, even when the work is cutting down trees, hewing stone, and carrying on construction.

We don’t accomplish by our own power. God does the work or the work is in vain.

It doesn’t matter how huge a task or how impossible a task seems.

It matters if you are going to try to arrogantly accomplish it in the flesh, or if you are going to humbly accomplish it by the Spirit of God, relying on the Lord.

At the end of the day, the only thing sustaining the believer is the grace of God. God’s undeserved gifts include our very lives, our continued breath and heartbeat.

The wages of sin is death. We deserve death. Any second of life is a grace gift. Any ability is a grace gift. Any accomplishment is a grace gift.

The gift of mercy to not strike us dead is a grace gift. Grace is everything to a believer.

The last stone of the temple is laid with a cry of, “Grace, grace to it.” It was laid by the grace of God, but it’s not the end of the grace of God. It’s just the beginning.

So it is with the believer. We are saved by grace. It’s through faith, but it’s by grace.

Our moment of salvation is just the beginning. We walk in the grace of our salvation from that moment on.

May our hearts cry out, “Grace, grace to it,” all the days of our lives. May we never think we have accomplished anything of our own power, but may we always recognize the mighty, powerful hand of God in our lives.