Wednesday Reflection, November 4, 2020

Wednesday Reflection, November 4, 2020

Sing Out!

Zephaniah 3:14-15
Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away the judgements against you.

Hello friends, today marks one year since I was asked to join in sharing in this particular ministry and whilst It hasn’t entirely been smooth sailing this past year, The Lord remains faithful and ever in Control.

Today, I’d like to draw your attention to one of the many instances in which the children of Israel went astray; forsaking their God as well as their responsibility to Him.

Zephaniah 3 begins with a warning against sin then an encouragement to seek mercy and finally, promises of the favor and prosperity that would come.

Charles Spurgeon cited, “faulty as the church is, the Lord rejoices in her. While we mourn, as well as we may, yet we do not sorrow as those that are without hope; for God does not sorrow, his heart is glad, and he is said to rejoice with joy- a highly emphatic expression.”

Brothers and sisters, are you or I any different from or more worthy of grace than the children of Israel? Did the generation of sorrow, disobedience and despair die with our fore parents? If you are like me, a sinner saved by grace, who is daily bombarded by the things of this world; then hear God say to you, to me to us, ‘sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away the judgements against you.

Indeed, Jesus dropped the charges! Do not allow your heart, circumstances or anyone to condemn you because of your former ways. The Lord has taken away the judgements against you. Understand that God is with you, He is in your midst with power to save, He takes joy in you, He gives you rest in His love and He sings over you.

What blessed consolation we have today! Today’s new testament text, 1 John 2:2 reminds us, ‘Jesus Christ is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.

Until next week, remember, may the Joy of the Lord be your strength

Kerone Lamoth