In today's first reading, Zephaniah 3: 14-18a, the prophet writes: The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a mighty savior; he will rejoice over you with gladness, and renew you in his love, he will sing joyfully because of you, as one sings at festivals."
A MIGHTY Savior walks among us in the debris of war, in our brothels where young men and women, children, adolescents and young adults are sex slaves; in our back gullies where innocent persons are raped, and in our homes where family members are abused.
"[God] will rejoice over you--each one of us--with gladness, and renew [us]in his love, he will sing joyfully because of you, as one sings at festivals." It is hard to believe that when we find ourselves in appalling situations or are ourselves creating havoc in someone's life. God is a mighty savior. God does not grow weary of us, Isaiah tells us. Those who hope in the Lord will soar like eagles out of the messiness of their lives in due time--God's time!
May your hope grow strong as you prepare for the second coming of the Lord. That coming is as sure as the rising and the setting of the sun each day! If you are down, may pondering the Scriptures renew your strength and direct you to make choices that lead to freedom. Call upon the Lord with hope and faith! He is nearer to you than your breath!
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