Date: Wednesday, 3rd September, 2025
Text: Zechariah 3:1-7
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Houseflies are remarkable creatures: they can perceive foul odours from several meters away. For example, if a child soils himself and is left unattended, flies will quickly pick up the stench and swarm around him. You don’t need to send them an invitation—odour is enough. Yet, trying to swat away the flies is never a lasting solution. If you truly want to get rid of them, you must deal with the source of the smell: clean up the child, remove the mess, and the flies will disappear on their own.
In the same way, every sinful act gives off a spiritual stench that attracts unwanted flies—demons—from afar.
In today’s text, we find Joshua the High Priest clothed in filthy garments, with the devil standing at his right hand to accuse him. The devil, also called Satan, literally means “Accuser.” He tempts men into sin, and then turns around to indict them before the Holy God (Job 1:1–12; Revelation 12:10).
Joshua’s priestly garments were stained with sin. His title and position could not protect him, for the devil is unmoved by church offices. If you are living in sin, Satan is not afraid of your status. He seizes every opportunity to oppose you before God, just like a prosecuting attorney in court, arguing vigorously and even quoting scripture to prove that a sinner does not deserve God’s blessing.
But in His mercy, God intervened. He rebuked the accuser, stripped Joshua of his filthy garments, and clothed him with clean robes and a pure turban. This act signified genuine repentance, forgiveness, and restoration. Yet Joshua was warned: to remain free, he must continue walking in God’s ways (Zechariah 3:1–7).
Beloved, we too must not give the devil any grounds for accusation. Our Lord Jesus Christ declared, “The prince of this world comes, and he has nothing in me” (John 14:30). That must be our testimony as well.
So—deal with the sin, not just the flies. Clean up the source, and the enemy will have no foothold.
Get rid of the flies!
Prayer Nugget: Father, by your mercy rebuke the adversary accusing me before you and wash me thoroughly from every sin and iniquity that gives the enemy a foothold in my life in Jesus name.
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