| “The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” |
| —Zephaniah 3:17 |
Have you ever walked into a room and suddenly everyone present burst into a song giving praise to you because of who you are and what you have done? Maybe they sang “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” or “For She’s a Lovely Lady.” In any case, in the midst of your surprise, did you not feel a bit of warmth and pride sweep over you because people thought so much of you that they would literally sing your praises?
The Prophet Zephaniah was so concerned that the people in his charge would know how much God loved them, appreciated them, and longed to show how He felt about them, that Zephaniah penned these words, recorded in Zephaniah 3:17:
“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”
Imagine the reality that the God who loves and cares for us also takes great delight in us and rejoices over us with singing. That is a pretty amazing thing to keep in mind.
If the circumstances of our day begin to weigh us down, let’s determine to remember that God is singing our praises, as He rejoices that, before the foundation of the earth, He has chosen us to belong to Himself. That’s a kind of affirmation that surpasses anything we can ever receive apart from Him.
Let’s not become discouraged this new day. Rather, let’s take great joy from knowing how much God loves us and how much He delights in us. Let’s hear His song of praise for us.
Based on a blog originally posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2018
