Let God Be Your Witness

Meditation from Zephaniah Chapter 3

The prophet reminds us that the LORD is righteous and does no wrong. We need to trust God for everything & at all circumstances, for He does nothing wrong. (3:5)

We need to,
Wait upon the LORD & let God be our Witness. (3:8) Either we fight our battles or allow God to fight. All that we need to do is to wait upon Him.

And the prophet shares the consequence of such.

1. Rejoice - The LORD will rejoice over us with gladness. (3:17)

2. Renew - He will renew us in His love. (3:17)

3. Remove - He will remove disaster from us. (3:18)

4. Renown - He will change our shame into praise and make us renown. (3:19)

5. Restore - He will restore the lost spiritually. (3:20)

We need to come to a place in our life for God to do these, which the prophet says in verse 2 & 11,12.

1. Listen to people
2. Accept correction
3. Trust in the LORD
4. Draw near to God
5. Remove pride & be humble

May the LORD bring you to the right place in your life as you wait upon Him and allow God to be your witness, so that you may enjoy His Righteousness.

Have a blessed day!

Reasons for Fruitlessness

Meditation from Zephaniah Chapter 1

The name Zephaniah means 'hidden by Yahweh'. The prophet enjoyed God's protection amidst captivity because of heeding to the LORD. This is the last warning from God before the captivity.

The prophet shows the prepared sacrifice of the LORD hoping that people will turn back to the LORD. (1:7).

When we look at the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross how can we not come back to God!

He also states the consequence of not turning back to the LORD - unfruitful life. (1:13)

1. Inconsistency : Our spiritual life and walk with God should not be seasonal; being spiritual one day and becoming worldly the other day. We should not be irregular in our Devotion life. Consistency helps build character. (1:6)

2. Complacency : This is a very dangerous trait. To think that nothing will happen, even if I don't repent.
We need to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and immediately repent when He sensitizes our conscience. (1:12)

3. Untruthful : When we don't speak the truth; when we deceive someone who has no clue of our intentions, we are untruthful. (1:9)

Jesus exhorts us that our yes should be yes and no should be no. Paul writes that we should speak the truth to one another.

May the LORD help you to come out of this I.C.U at the earliest so that you may be fruitful.

Have a blessed day!