Zephaniah 3:17  The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.

When Michael was a father for the first time, he was captivated by his baby boy.  Michael watched the boy every minute they were together and prevented many injuries and falls. Each day Michael cradled his son and sang him to sleep, then lay beside the boy and marveled at the baby.
 

One of the metaphors used for God in the Bible is that of a parent. God is eager and ready to save us not only from physical dangers but also from the hell of being separated from God for eternity. Through faith in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross we can know that God's love has saved us for eternal life in heaven. Many of us are aware of this aspect of God's love.

However, our Scripture verse gives a different view of God's love. Zephaniah suggests that God delights in us much like a proud parent does when an offering does well. Zephaniah says God is ready to comfort us with loving concern. And Zephaniah tells us that God celebrates with us by singing.

How are you doing as God's child? Do you do good, make good decisions, and treat people right so God can take delight in you? Do you come to God for comfort? Can you point to those spiritual victories in your life that God celebrated with you? Are there different choices you need to make today than you have been making?

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