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Zephaniah 3:12

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So with you I will leave a faithful few, a humble and poor people. They will seek refuge in the name of the Lord.

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And now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been kind enough to leave us a few survivors from Babylon and to give us a secure hold on his holy place. Our God has made our eyes light up and has given us new opportunities while we were slaves.

The Lord helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from wicked people. He saves them because they have taken refuge in him.

The poorest of the poor will eat, and the needy will lie down in safety. But I will put your root to death with famine and kill off your survivors.

How should we answer the messengers from the nations? ⌞Tell them that⌟ the Lord has laid Zion’s foundation, and his humble people will find refuge in it.

Humble people again will find joy in the Lord. The poorest of people will find joy in the Holy One of Israel.

Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant? Let those who walk in darkness and have no light trust the name of the Lord and depend upon their God.

Even if one out of ten people is left in it, the land will be burned again. When a sacred oak or an oak is cut down, a stump is left The holy seed will be the land’s stump.”

Blessed is the person who trusts the Lord. The Lord will be his confidence.

In those days and at that time,” declares the Lord, “people will look for Israel’s crimes, but they will find none. They will look for Judah’s sins, but none will be found. I will forgive the faithful few whom I have spared.

“ ‘But I will let some people live. Some people will escape the battle among the nations and be scattered throughout the countries.

They will rule Assyria with their swords and the country of Nimrod with drawn swords. They will rescue us from the Assyrians when they come into our land and walk within our territory.

The Lord is good. ⌞He is⌟ a fortress in the day of trouble. He knows those who seek shelter in him.

So it was broken on that day, and the oppressed among the sheep who were watching me realized that it was the Lord’s word.

So I became the shepherd of the sheep that were to be slaughtered and also of the oppressed sheep. I took two shepherd staffs and named one Favor and the other Unity. And I took care of the sheep.

Blind people see again, lame people are walking, those with skin diseases are made clean, deaf people hear again, dead people are brought back to life, and poor people hear the Good News.

The nations will have hope because of him.”

“Blessed are those who recognize they are spiritually helpless. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

Again, Isaiah says, “There will be a root from Jesse. He will rise to rule the nations, and he will give the nations hope.”

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Didn’t God choose poor people in the world to become rich in faith and to receive the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

Through him you believe in God who brought Christ back to life and gave him glory. So your faith and confidence are in God.




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