“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17
The phrase “no longer rebuke you” indicates that the Lord lives among His people and guarantees their salvation. Luther said this, “It happens for the righteous that the Lord allows them to be attacked, to be molested in various ways, and to be troubled by many evils, so that they be conformed to their King. Yet He adds that feeling of joy, that security of heart, so that all things may become sweeter, so that nothing can separate them from the love of God, Rom 8:39”.
Zephaniah urges God’s people to fear no evil but instead to rejoice over their coming salvation. Fear may hinder us from witnessing of God’s love and mercy; how wrong and foolish that would be since God has redeemed us in Christ. He will always be with us, and someday He will take us to the heavenly Jerusalem.
God’s blessings on your day…