And on that day, there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, “Holy to the Lord.” (Zechariah 14:20 ESV)
Obvious
I’ve seen cats with bells, dogs with bells, goats with bells, and horses with bells. And the reason for all of those bellifications is not beautification. Those bells are not decorations. Those bells are not intended to be cute.
Those bells are making an announcement. The bells ring out, “Something is coming!” Perhaps, “Something dangerous is coming!” Or maybe, “Something important is coming!” The bells say, “Look here! Pay attention!” Particularly if you are a smaller animal, a child, something tender, or in need of protection.
The Lord announces that the day is coming when horses’ bells will not simply be saying, “Look out! Hooves flying!” but rather, “EVEN this horse belongs to God!”
When is that day coming? The fact is, the day is already here. Because that horse DOES belong to the Lord. That day is already here because Christ Jesus has already been declared King and sits at the right hand of God. That day is already here because all of creation, all of history, all of nature, all of everything shouts, “THIS belongs to God!”
The difference right now is that everyone has not accepted, admitted, or acclaimed that.
But if you are a Christian, you already have. You already know it. You might forget it sometimes, you might be too shy to shout it sometimes, you might be muffling your bells…
But you get to claim it.
We are peculiar, we know the obvious reign of Christ.