The Lord is
"righteous" (Zephaniah 3:5). His people are "rebellious" (Zephaniah
3:1). The people were not served well by their "prophets" and "priests"
(Zephaniah 3:4). Could this situation be turned around? Could the people
be led back from rebellion to righteousness? From the human side, there
is no returning to the Lord. The human side is not all that there is.
There is God - and He refuses to give up on His people: "Then I will
give all people pure lips to worship the Lord and to serve Him with one
purpose" (Zephaniah 3:9). To His people, God says, "I will remove your
arrogance" (Zephaniah 3:11). Rebellious people can be changed by God's
saving grace. How many will return to the Lord? - God speaks about "a
faithful few" (Zephaniah 3:12-13). "They will seek refuge in the Name of
the Lord" (Zephaniah 3:12). Any good thing in us has come from the
Lord, When we consider all that the Lord has done for us, we are to
worship Him - "Sing happily, people of Zion... " (Zephaniah 3:14). What
reasons do we have for singing praise to the Lord? - "The Lord has
reversed the judgments against you. He has forced out your enemies. The
King of Israel, the Lord, is with you" (Zephaniah 3:15). We rejoice in
the Lord, and He takes delight in us - "He... celebrates over you with
shouts of joy" (Zephaniah 3:17).
"Be careful! Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!" (Matthew 17:6),. even after there us divine revelation (Matthew 16:17), the influence of evil can be felt (Matthew 16:23), The warning - "Be careful! Watch out ... !" must never be forgotten. Satan is looking for an opportunity to leads us away from the Lord. We must hear what Jesus is saying to us about discipleship (Matthew 16:24), and we must commit ourselves to Him (Matthew 16:25). There is nothing more important than this (Matthew 16:26). If we are to be true followers of Jesus, we must learn to live our lives in the light of eternity (Matthew 16:27). We are to seek revelations of God's eternal Kingdom, revelations which will send us back, from the mountain-top, to live each day for Jesus.
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