Read: Zephaniah 3:14-17 NLT – Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout aloud, – Bible Gateway
“For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” Zephaniah 3:17 NLT
The Old Testament prophet Zephaniah in his prophesy of Israel’s restoration in the ‘Day of the Lord’ says, “For the LORD your God is living among you.” (Zeph.3:17 nlt) Israel will rejoice and their fears will be calmed as Jesus, the Messiah, reigns on the earth. The Lord Jesus will be with them on that day and all fear will be gone.
We have the Lord living among us today through the Holy Spirit for those who know Jesus as savior. Jesus promised to send us the His spirit in John 16, and Luke records Peter’s words in the book of Acts, “God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this. Now he is exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God’s right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.” (Acts2:32-33 nlt)
Every Christian has the assurance of the presence of the Holy Spirit with them through this life. As Zephaniah also writes, the Lord takes delight in us, and with His love He will calm all our fears. Because of Jesus’ love for us, He sent us His Spirit so we will not be alone and will not fear for He is with us. The Lord Jesus rejoices over us for we are His. He paid the ultimate price to redeem us from Satan’s clutches. So let us rejoice that Jesus in His love for us sent the Holy Spirit to calm our fears.
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