He Will Quiet You With His Love
Zephaniah 3:17
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The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to 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)
In context, Zephaniah was speaking to a rebellious people and he reminded them that God was among them and that His love would quiet their hearts. God is with you today and you have a choice. You can turn from Him and experience the turmoil that sin brings or you can receive the peace that comes from beholding His love and trusting Him. In His presence there is fullness of joy. Draw near to the LORD and rest in His presence where joy and peace overflow. ~ Jeff M Newman
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Be a loving, compassionate, merciful neighbor.
Luke 10:25-37 One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” 28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.” 29 But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side. 33 But when a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, he looked at him and had compassion. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’ 36 Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” 37 “The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
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Your message really encouraged me today and I appreciate how Hope Bible School keeps pointing us back to the heart of God because Zephaniah 3 :17 is such a powerful reminder that even when we feel overwhelmed or unsteady the Lord is right in the middle of our situation quieting us with His love and rejoicing over us with singing. It amazes me that the God who holds the universe still takes time to calm our hearts and guide us back into peace. The way you explained the choice we have to lean into His presence or drift into the turmoil of sin felt very real and very needed because in His presence there truly is fullness of joy and rest for our souls. The reminder from the Good Samaritan also touched me deeply since Jesus made it clear that love is not just something we talk about but something we practice and when He said Love your neighbor as yourself in Luke 10 :27 He was calling us into a life of compassion that actually costs us something. John strengthens this truth in 1 John 3 :18 where he tells us to love in deed and in truth showing that real faith always expresses itself through action. I also appreciated the focus on 1 John 3 : 1 because that verse brings us back to the center of everything reminding us to behold the great love the Father has given us a love strong enough to call us His children. Thank you for sharing this and for inviting prayer and if there is anything specific you want me to lift before the Lord I am here and grateful for the chance to stand with you in faith.