DAY 212 Read Zephaniah; 2 Kings 23:21-25; 2 Chronicles 35:1-19.
Today's reading: Zephaniah was probably a contemporary of Habakkuk, and possibly of Joel, in the early part of King Josiah's reign. He calls for genuine repentance.
Memory gem: "Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger" (Zephaniah 2:3).
Thought for today:
Many things are given to us for a limited time only. Through the prophets, the Lord pleaded with the backslidden kingdom of Judah to return to Him. God's desire was that His name should be exalted among the heathen of the land and that this should be accomplished through the witness of His people.
The call to repentance is still being given, but time is short. Down through the ages God's prophetic timetable has marked the mileposts of human history. We have but a limited time. How are you spending this borrowed time--this extra God-given time? Have you set your house in order?
In one of his great sermons, Dr. Macartney told of an old Saxon king who set out with his army to put down a rebellion in a distant province of his kingdom. When the army of the rebels had been defeated and the insurrection quelled, the king placed a candle in the archway of the castle that served as his headquarters. Then, lighting the candle, he sent his herald to announce to those who had been in rebellion that all who would surrender and take the oath of allegiance while the candle still burned, would be saved. The king offered his clemency and mercy, but the offer was limited to the life of the candle.
We are living on candle time, so to speak. While the candle still burns, let us accept Christ as our Lord and Saviour. Let us be ready for His coming.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Zephaniah 1:4. "Chemarims"--idolatrous priests.
Zephaniah 2:3. "It may be"--an expression of hope that pleads for the promised protection.
Today's reading: Zephaniah was probably a contemporary of Habakkuk, and possibly of Joel, in the early part of King Josiah's reign. He calls for genuine repentance.
Memory gem: "Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger" (Zephaniah 2:3).
Thought for today:
Many things are given to us for a limited time only. Through the prophets, the Lord pleaded with the backslidden kingdom of Judah to return to Him. God's desire was that His name should be exalted among the heathen of the land and that this should be accomplished through the witness of His people.
The call to repentance is still being given, but time is short. Down through the ages God's prophetic timetable has marked the mileposts of human history. We have but a limited time. How are you spending this borrowed time--this extra God-given time? Have you set your house in order?
In one of his great sermons, Dr. Macartney told of an old Saxon king who set out with his army to put down a rebellion in a distant province of his kingdom. When the army of the rebels had been defeated and the insurrection quelled, the king placed a candle in the archway of the castle that served as his headquarters. Then, lighting the candle, he sent his herald to announce to those who had been in rebellion that all who would surrender and take the oath of allegiance while the candle still burned, would be saved. The king offered his clemency and mercy, but the offer was limited to the life of the candle.
We are living on candle time, so to speak. While the candle still burns, let us accept Christ as our Lord and Saviour. Let us be ready for His coming.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Zephaniah 1:4. "Chemarims"--idolatrous priests.
Zephaniah 2:3. "It may be"--an expression of hope that pleads for the promised protection.
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