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Zephaniah 3:12

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But I, the LORD, won't destroy any of your people who are truly humble and turn to me for safety.

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But for now, LORD God, you have shown great kindness to us. You made us truly happy by letting some of us settle in this sacred place and by helping us in our time of slavery.

The LORD helps them and saves them from the wicked because they run to him.

The poor and needy will find pastures for their sheep and will live in safety. But I will starve some of you, and others will be killed.

If a messenger comes from a distant nation, you must say: "The LORD built Zion. Even the poorest of his people will find safety there."

The poor and the needy will celebrate and shout because of the LORD, the holy God of Israel.

None of you respect the LORD or obey his servant. You walk in the dark instead of the light; you don't trust the name of the LORD your God.

If only a tenth of the people are left, even they will be destroyed. But just as stumps remain after trees have been cut down, some of my chosen ones will be left.

But I will bless those who trust me.

I will rescue a few people from Israel and Judah. I will forgive them so completely that their sin and guilt will disappear, never to be found.

I will let some of the people live through this punishment, but I will scatter them among the nations,

whose strong army will defeat the nation of Assyria. Yes, our leaders will rescue us, if those Assyrians dare to invade our land.

The LORD is good. He protects those who trust him in times of trouble.

The sheep dealers who saw me knew right away that this was a message from the LORD.

So I became a shepherd of those sheep doomed to be slaughtered by the sheep dealers. And I gave names to the two sticks I used for tending the sheep: One of them was named "Mercy" and the other "Unity."

The blind are now able to see, and the lame can walk. People with leprosy are being healed, and the deaf can hear. The dead are raised to life, and the poor are hearing the good news.

All nations will place their hope in him."

God blesses those people who depend only on him. They belong to the kingdom of heaven!

Isaiah says, "Someone from David's family will come to power. He will rule the nations, and they will put their hope in him."

My dear friends, pay attention. God has given a lot of faith to the poor people in this world. He has also promised them a share in his kingdom that he will give to everyone who loves him.

And when he did come, it was to lead you to have faith in God, who raised him from death and honored him in a glorious way. That's why you have put your faith and hope in God.




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