Zephaniah 3:18;20 (ESV): “ 18 I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival, so that you will no longer suffer reproach; 20 At that time I will bring you in, at the time when I gather you together; for I will make you renowned and praised among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunes before your eyes,” says the Lord.” Restoration is one of God’s specialties. He can take something that has lost its luster and make it better than new. He does this

Zephaniah 2:3 (ESV): “Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the Lord.” The world around us does not dictate who we are called to be. We must stand firm in biblical truth and in our convictions, refusing to allow the culture to water us down. Zephaniah was a minor prophet who lived during the reign of Josiah. Prior to Josiah’s reforms, King Manasseh—one of th

Habakkuk 3:17-19 (ESV): “ 17  Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, 18  yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. 19  God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places.” The praise of God should be rooted in His personhood, not in