August 2026

READ: Zeph. 3:18–20: “I will gather those who sorrow over the appointed assembly, who are among you, to whom its reproach is a burden. Behold, at that time I will deal with all who afflict you; I will save the lame, and gather those who were driven out; I will appoint them for praise and

READ: Zeph. 3:14–17: ,… Sing for joy … O daughter of Jerusalem! … judgments removed … enemy cast out … do not fear … the LORD … will rejoice over you … He will be quiet in His love …’ In the book of Zephaniah both judgment and deliverance are proclaimed. The church is addressed throughout.

READ: Zeph. 3:12–13: “… no lies … no injustice …” Judgment is coming upon the nations and upon God’s people because of their accumulated sins. Yet in His unfathomable grace God preserves a remnant, a remainder of His people. Isaiah prophesies concerning this in Isa. 10:22: ‘Though the number of the children of Israel be

READ: Zeph. 3:9–11: ‘… call on the name of the LORD … shoulder to shoulder … not be put to shame … no longer be haughty …’ Even in His judgment the LORD is  gracious. Through judgment, purification, and separation He desires to bring about salvation, so that among a portion of His people there

READ: Zeph. 3:6–8: … I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me …’ The LORD addresses His people with the threat of His covenant, calling them to humility, faith, and repentance. Although His people are stubborn and rebellious, they are still His people, from whom the Christ will come.. The LORD remains faithful to His promises

READ: Zeph. 3:1–5: … roaring lions … evening wolves … treacherous …unjust … After announcing judgment upon the surrounding nations, Zephaniah again addresses Jerusalem. Jerusalem is the royal city where the king dwells. More importantly, it is the temple city, the city of the great King, the LORD of hosts, the holy city where the

READ: Zeph. 2:4–15: … the Philistines … I will destroy you … Moab … Ammon … like Sodom … like Gomorrah … because of their pride … the Ethopians … Assyria … Nineveh … a desolation … The day of the LORD’s burning wrath may soon become reality. There is still a day of grace,

READ: Zeph. 2:3: ‘Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth … Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of the LORD’s anger.’ Even after a reformation or an ecclesiastical liberation, we may never say, “Now it is enough.” Such a conclusion would show that we

READ: Zeph. 2:1,2: ‘Gather yourselves together … Before the day of the Lord’s anger comes upon you!’ Zephaniah calls to the people to examine themselves. God does not have the threat of His covenant vengeance  proclaimed in order merely to discourage His people or cast them down. On the contrary, His covenant warnings are intended

READ: Zeph. 1:12–18.“… a day of wrath … trouble and distress … Because they have sinned … the whole land shall be devoured … Verse 12 describes the condition of those who refuse to continue in repentance and possess no living faith. They imagine that they will escape unnoticed, thinking that the LORD neither does