“Then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of the Lord and serve him shoulder to shoulder. 10 From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers, my scattered people, will bring me offerings. 11 On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame for all the wrongs you have done to me, because I will remove from you your arrogant boasters. Never again will you be haughty on my holy hill. 12 But I will leave within you the meek and humble. The remnant of Israel will trust in the name of the Lord. 13 They will do no wrong; they will tell no lies. A deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouths. They will eat and lie down and no one will make them afraid.” Zephaniah 3:9-13 NKJV
Father God of all nations,
Zephaniah takes time in pronouncing Your judgement on the other nations in the second chapter. But Zephaniah also sees an awesome and beautiful day way in the future. There will be unity and pure speech in praise and worship of You God. There will be the meek and the humble together doing right and speaking the truth.
I do not know how this will happen. Jesus spoke about the meek inheriting the earth in Matthew 5:5. Meekness not weakness or timidity. Having strength and power, authority, even strong emotions, but consciously choosing to submit them to You God and practice gentleness, kindness and humility. That is so easy to write and think about. Not so easy to see a time when many will do that in Your name. Meekness and humbleness are not easy to define let alone practice.
Zepheniah may have been speaking about a day Judah and Jerusalem would be judged in 1:14. But also about that final day of judgement when all nations will be judged. When righteousness will prevail. There will be unity and all will come to worship You (psalm 86:9), both Jew and Gentile. And again, only because of Your sacrifice (Zephaniah 1:7), the Lamb of God, who came to take away the sins of the world (John 1:29). And importantly for me, mine! Thank you God for evermore.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen,
Worship Sunday 28th June 2026
It’s so good I almost can’t believe it
Far beyond what hearts could ever dream
The God who set the galaxies in motion
Would descend to give His life for me
For what could make perfection bleed for sinners
What leads a King to pay so great a cost
All my life, my heart will sing the answer
Only the love of God
Singing oh, how great is the love of God
He paid our debt on that rugged cross
For all our days, we will sing our Savior’s praise
How great is the love of God
It’s so kind, it leads us to repentance
And it’s so bright, the darkness has to flee
Hallelujah, it cleared my guilty sentence
For I was bound but now I stand redeemed
For what could break the chains of any prison?
What force could rob the power from the grave?
What would trade my rags for heaven’s riches?
Only the love of God
Chorus
Though I try, my mind can’t comprehend it
It’s so high, too marvelous for words
I could sing a million songs about it
And barely scratch the surface of Your worth
This all my life, the banner I’ll be waving
My anthem cry no matter what may come
And when I rise to walk the streets of heaven
I’ll still be singing this song (oh, my song)
For everything that You’ve done
How great the love of God (hey)
Chorus Twice
How great is the love of God
Thank You Jesus
Songwriters: Phil Wickham, Cody Carnes, Benjamin William Hastings, Michael Brandon Lake