Reason The Lord Rejoices - Zeph. 3:17

 

 

 

This is Namma for Christ with the one hundred forty-sixth inspirational message dated Sunday, June 23rd, 2019. The title of this message is “Reason - The Lord Rejoices - Zeph. 3:17”.

 

The first word of the title is also the title of the above inspirational song/video “Reason” (with lyrics) by the Christian group “Unspoken”. The scripture comes from the 17^th verse of the third chapter of the book of Zephaniah:

 

Zephaniah 3:17

New King James Version (NKJV)

¹⁷ The Lord your God in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”

 

For many years, I have enjoyed reading the daily inspirational messages as provided by RBC Ministries in their publications of "OUR DAILY BREAD".  

 I recently read the message for the day and found it to be so beautiful and inspiring,
I wanted to share it with you (see the below message). RBC Ministries has the website of:  www.rbc.org so that you can read and enjoy life-changing wisdom of daily inspirational messages based on scripture from the Bible. Please read and enjoy:

 

The Lord Rejoices

6/23/2019

Bible in a Year :

Esther 9–10; Acts 7:1–21

[God] will rejoice over you with singing.

Zephaniah 3:17

 

Today's Scripture & Insight:

Zephaniah 3:14–20

My grandmother recently sent me a folder full of old photographs, and as I thumbed through them, one caught my eye. In it, I’m two years old, and I’m sitting on one end of a hearth (floor) in front of a fireplace. On the other end, my dad has his arm around my mom’s shoulders. Both are gazing at me with expressions of love and delight.

I pinned this photo to my dresser, where I see it every morning. It’s a wonderful reminder of their love for me. The truth is, though, that even the love of good parents is imperfect. I saved this photo because it reminds me that although human love may fail sometimes, God’s love never fails—and according to Scripture, God looks at me the way my parents are looking at me in this picture.

The prophet Zephaniah described this love in a way that astounds me. He describes God as rejoicing over His people with singing. God’s people had not earned this love. They had failed to obey Him or to treat each other with compassion. But Zephaniah promised that in the end, God’s love would prevail over their failures. God would take away their punishment (Zephaniah 3:15), and He would rejoice over them (v. 17). He would gather His people into His arms, bring them home, and restore them (v. 20).

That’s a love worth reflecting on every morning.

By Amy Peterson 

Reflect & Pray

How does it make you feel that God rejoices over you with singing? How have you experienced His love?

God, thank You for Your forgiveness and faithful love for us.

 

Please enjoy the above inspirational song/video “Reason” (with lyrics) by the Christian group “Unspoken”.

 (I do not own the rights to this song.) 
 

BE BLESSED!