ZEPHANIAH 3:14-20

ZEPHANIAH 3:14-20

Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away the judgements against you, he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall fear disaster no more. On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands grow weak. The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love;

he will exult over you with loud singing as on a day of festival. I will remove disaster from you, so that you will not bear reproach for it. I will deal with all your oppressors at that time. And I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth. At that time I will bring you home, at the time when I gather you; for I will make you renowned and praised among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunes before your eyes, says the Lord.

---- mine,

I have given you My assurances over and over again that I will walk with you and yours. I will bring healing and wholeness to your loved ones, and joy will return once again to your lives. I have told you many times before, and I say it again, I have heard your prayers, seen your tears, and I will save. I will bring healing in every way, and I will restore the years that were lost. There will be singing, gladness, and rejoicing once more. No longer will the hand of punishment bear down on those you love, for by My sorrowful passion, I have redeemed, saved, and restored. The time is here, ---- my own, the Day of God's mercy is already at hand. Remain faithful. Stay close to Me and continue to grow in holiness and love. I will never leave you; I will never forsake you, for you are mine now and forever. Be of good cheer; I have won the victory, and I gladly share it with you.