Zephaniah 3:16-17
16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: “Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak. 17 The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
There is a bottomless well of blessing to be found in these two verses, but the one our church needs is the end of verse 16, “let not your hands grow weak.” I don’t want to be slow or weak in the work I do for the Kingdom. I want strong hands that know their work. I want to have hands like a bricklayer or a shepherd as we build God’s house and care for His people. But the command is never enough, why do we keep going?
We have the Lord. Our work won’t be in vain, He is in our midst and He will save. He doesn’t stand among us like a task master, waiting on our missteps with a whip. He rejoices over us with gladness. He doesn’t allow our weeping and pain to continue forever; He will quiet us with His love. He’s not sad to have this role; He rejoices over you with LOUD singing. Don’t let your hands grow weak.
Prayer prompt: Lord, teach me to work hard because I see Your joy over me.
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