That's the Book: Zephaniah I've got four Old Testament books of the Bible to go. People ask me how I get anything out of words which were written thousands of years ago. Sometimes I follow Pastor Rick Warren's advice on this one and put my name in the verses. I tried it with the book of Zephaniah. It hurt. And then it was healing. The book of Zephaniah tells the story of the prophet who went to tell King Josiah to bring the people back to God. King Josiah did so. These words brought life to the nation. May they bring life to you today. Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! She obeys no one. She accepts no corrections. She does not trust in the Lord. She does not draw near to her God. Zephaniah 3:1 Mindy obeys no one. Mindy accepts no corrections. Mindy does not trust in the Lord. Mindy does not draw near to her God. Try it with your name. See if the prophets words ring true. If so, just like King Josiah, heed the warning and reject these as your truth. Make the reverse your truth. How about these words? The Lord within her is righteous. He does no wrong. Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, and every new day he does not fail, yet the unrighteous know no shame. Zephaniah 3: 5 Or these? Sing, Daughter Zion: shout aloud, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away your punishment, he has turned back your enemy. The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you; never again will you fear any harm. Zephaniah 3:14-15 Sing, Mindy. Shout aloud, Mindy! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, Mindy! The Lord has taken away Mindy's punishment. Oh Glory BE! Can I get an Amen?? Part of the faith journey is accepting as truth what you read. Learning to live by the principals and edicts written down. Part of the faith journey is also laying aside the lies you believed formerly. Letting go of the words which the enemy of your soul likes to play as a background to your daily life. If you have competing inner dialogues may I encourage you to actively pursue both parts of faith? The accepting of the words of truth AND the rejecting of the words which weigh you down? Here are some lies to let go. They are not true. What I did is too bad to be forgiven. I don't deserve to have my punishment taken away. God doesn't really love me. What people say about me matters more than what the Bible says about me. I won't ever be healed. The fear is here to stay. Take a stand today. Reject the words of death. Accept these instead. 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 The Lord your God is with you my friends. Insert your name. The Lord your God is with you Michelle. With you Heather. With you Elizabeth. With you Chris. The Mighty Warrior who saves you Joe. Who saves you, Michael. Who saves you, Aaron. He will take great delight in you, Sarah. He takes great delight in you, Nicole. In his love he will no longer rebuke you, Jennifer. He will no longer rebuke you Amy. He will rejoice over you Jill with singing. Over you Dylan with singing. Over you Meghan and Sue and Corrie. Over you Wendy and Jolene and Kavita and Armida and the list goes on. Plug in your name. These are the words of life. Can I get an Amen? What lies do you want to let go of today? What truths are you going to embrace as your own? Resources Straight from Zephaniah. Ready for some signing? Try these ones. Way to go team at The Bible Project. I say it every week. These are a great resources. Watch.
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Elizabeth
5/23/2017 09:50:13 am
AMEN! And thank you for the gift you are. Inserting my name in God's promises today -- and hopefully often.
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Mindy
5/23/2017 10:16:59 am
Yes! Let's insert our acceptance of His truth often. Be encouraged today.
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Nancy K Pettit
5/23/2017 03:02:59 pm
Thanks, I needed this; I had begun to think the Lord would not heal the chronic pain in my back, I am not going to think on that or say that to myself any more. When He is ready, He will do it!
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Mindy
5/23/2017 04:14:25 pm
Nancy! His mercies are new every morning and His grace is sufficient. Praying for you great comfort.
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Kelly Atwood
5/24/2017 08:58:13 am
So good, AMEN!
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Di Adra
5/29/2017 01:37:38 pm
AMEN! Thank you for your words of truth, friend.
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Mindy
5/29/2017 02:12:40 pm
Thanks for reading!
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