Thursday, January 14, 2016

Zeph. 3:17 You Are So Loved! - Devotional Scripture


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. Zephaniah 3:17


THE LORD – the one and only God of the universe.
YOUR GOD – He’s personal. He has a plan for you and HE is with you at all times.

HE IS MIGHTY TO SAVE – The Lord, Your God is Mighty and he wants to be your Savior.
HE WILL REJOICE OVER YOU WITH GLADNESS. He takes great delight in you – no matter what you have done - no matter where you are in your walk with Him, He delights in you.

HE WILL QUIET YOU WITH HIS LOVE – As you get to know Him through His word you can hear the words of His love letter jump off the pages saying, “It’s OK, you and I will get through this. I love you and I want to surround you with My peace.  You just need to accept it and rest in Me. Nothing is too difficult for Me. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
HE WILL REJOICE OVER YOU WITH SINGING – Can you think of anything more wonderful and more humbling? The Lord, Your God, who is Mighty, sings over you. No matter what is happening in your life, no matter what trials and mountains you face, God is with you every step of the way and He is rejoicing in you. He is so happy, He sings!

To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.    
by Timothy Keller

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