John 1:19-34; 1 Chronicles 7-8; Zephaniah 3
John does not make much of himself. He makes much of The Lord. Being a Christian, being a child of God, being saved, is not about us, but it is actually about God. Sometimes I read scripture and all I think about is how it applies to me. However, scripture is really about who God is and how he feels about his creation.The wrath and justice of God is so powerful and dangerous. In Zephaniah it talks about how the people of Jerusalem were sinning and disobeying God. He would destroy it and all nations who are disobedient to him. But in that punishment, purification will happen. He will purify the languages so they cannot be used to blaspheme or curse, but instead to praise. He will do away with the arrogant, but save the humble and they will be able to rest without fear. Those that love The Lord will rest peacefully, they will have no enemies, and will have no need to worry. God promises that he will wipe out his children's enemies and we will have no more troubles. Yes, God's wrath is so terrifying and powerful; but his love, grace, and redemption are even more amazing. God loves the outcasts and the crippled; he loves the humble and the servants. Those are the people that God will go to great lengths to save and protect. We need to be obedient to this God who is capable of so much destruction as well as so much love. He is worthy of our complete devotion and reverent worship.
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