• THE WATCHMAN RESTORES (ZEPHANIAH 3:8-20)

    REFLECTIONVerse 17 of the final chapter of Zephaniah, is probably the best known. “The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” After all of the wrath and destruction…

  • TAKE HEED (ZEPHANIAH 2:1-7)

    REFLECTION The Lord is ever gracious and merciful. Through the Prophet Zephaniah God sent forth His warning concerning the coming judgment upon the sins of the nation of Judah, and this has been emphasized by the truth that God has fixed the day of His judgment and He calls Judah to take heed of the…

  • THE RIGHTEOUS WATCHMAN (ZEPHANIAH 1:1-13)

    REFLECTION How long has it been since you have felt God prompting you to follow him more closely? You may be struggling right now with the question of how to respond to God because, whether young or old, you know He’s speaking to you about making a change in your life. Prophet Zephaniah, who is…

  • SILENCE AT THE WATCH-POST (HABAKKUK 3:8-19)

    REFLECTIONWhat is the most difficult experience you have had to weather in your life? For some, that might be the death of a spouse, or of a child, or of a parent, an act of violence committed against you, etc. Think back, now: What were your thoughts toward God at that difficult time in your…

  • THE GATEKEEPER WATCHES

    SCRIPTURE: HABAKKUK 2:1-14 BACKGROUNDWe all have times in our lives when we feel the way Habakkuk felt about the situation of Judah when we say, “God, I don’t understand. Here is this situation in my life that I need you to do something about.” God said to Habakkuk, “Don’t worry, I know what’s going on…

  • JUSTICE AT THE WATCH-POST (HABAKKUK 1:1-15)

    JUSTICE AT THE WATCH-POSTSCRIPTURE: HABAKKUK 1:1-15 REFLECTIONJustice is the ideal of fairness and impartiality. Someone is just when he/she is basically concerned with two things – being right and being fair. Our God always acts justly. Justice is a natural expression of His Holiness. Habakkuk was a prophet who struggled with questions about evil in…