DISCOURSE: 1229 WHAT RECOMPENCE WE MAY EXPECT FOR OUR NEGLECT OF GOD Zephaniah 3:7. _I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings. Therefore wait ye upon me, s... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1230 THE POOR LIVING BY FAITH Zephaniah 3:12. _I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people; and they shall trust in the name of the Lord_. THE Lord’s people have in every age been a mere remnant, in comparison of the great mass of mankind. At the time of the delug... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1231 THE DUTY OF THANKFULNESS FOR GOD’S MERCIES Zephaniah 3:14. _Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the King of Israel, even the Lord, is in the... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1232 GOD’S DELIGHT IN SAVING SINNERS Zephaniah 3:17. _The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty: he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy: he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing_. HOW wonderful are these expressions, as uttered by Jehovah himself, in... [ Continue Reading ]