Zephaniah 3:2-12
2 She has not obeyed His voice, She has not received correction; She has not trusted in the Lord, She has not drawn near to her God. 5 The Lord is righteous in her midst, He will do no unrighteousness. Every morning He brings His justice to light; He never fails, but the unjust knows no shame. 7 I said, “Surely you will fear Me, you will receive instruction’— so that her dwelling would not be cut off, despite everything for which I punished her. But they rose early and corrupted all their deeds. 12 I will leave in your midst a meek and humble people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
2 She has not obeyed His voice, She has not received correction; She has not trusted in the Lord, She has not drawn near to her God. 5 The Lord is righteous in her midst, He will do no unrighteousness. Every morning He brings His justice to light; He never fails, but the unjust knows no shame. 7 I said, “Surely you will fear Me, you will receive instruction’— so that her dwelling would not be cut off, despite everything for which I punished her. But they rose early and corrupted all their deeds. 12 I will leave in your midst a meek and humble people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
Let us learn from bad examples to do the opposite - we must receive and welcome God's instruction, trust every word of His, do all He says, and so draw close to Him always. Emmanuel, God in our midst and in we who know Him, He is righteous, fair, and so should we imitate Christ. So in awe we listen and learn, accepting needed discipline given in love. Let us not corrupt what we do, but keep in step with the Spirit in us and be humble and meek, keeping strength in control to do right and walk by faith. This is what we learn here.
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