Zephaniah 1 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Zephaniah 1.

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Meditate on verses 14-15. 

 

Near is the great day of the LORD, near

and coming very quickly; listen, the day of the LORD!

 In it the warrior cries out bitterly.  A day of wrath is

that day, a day of trouble and distress, a day

 of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and

 gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness.

 

Let there be no doubt in your mind about the coming of the day of the LORD.  The prophets Isaiah, Ezekiel, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Zephaniah, and Malachi all wrote specifically about it (Isaiah 13:6, 9; Ezekiel 13:5; 30:3; Joel 1:15; 2:1, 11; 3:14; Amos 5:18, 20; Obadiah 1:15; Zephaniah 1:7, 14; 2:2-3; Malachi 3:2).  Peter preached about the day of the LORD (Acts 2:20) and exhorts us with these words:

 

But the day of the LORD will come like a thief, in

which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the

elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and

the earth and its works will be burned up.  Since all

these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort

 of people ought you to be in holy conduct and Godliness.

—2 Peter 3:10-11

 

Take God’s Words to heart, telling others about the day of the LORD before it is too late.

 

Pray Zephaniah 1:12 and 17 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, do not let __________ and me become stagnant

 in spirit.  Do not let us say in our hearts, ‘The LORD will not

 do good or evil!’  Let us tell people You will bring distress on

 men.  Let __________ stop walking like the blind because they

sin against You.  Let them turn to You, so their blood will

 not be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

 

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 4 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell