Day 317..."Zephaniah...Faithfulness in Lament....How wide? Deep? Long? High is God's Love?

Zephaniah continues a message of God's judgment. This Book was written during the reign of Josiah. (NKJV study notes) Zephaniah says..."neither silver or gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath"...the tone is pretty bleak in the first two chapters. Lamentations, a Book known for lamenting...also has a passage of great hope. I believe these words inspired the Hymn..."Great is Thy Faithfulness." The verse says..."Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed. Because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness."

One of the few songs I have ever written comes from Ephesians chapter three. Paul teaches that God's love is higher, deeper, longer, and wider than we could ever imagine. These thoughts have inspired me through the years. I wrote a song with these lines as the inspiration. The following passage is also inspiring..."Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think." God's love is beyond our grasp and He is able to do more than we ever imagine! Hold this inspiration near and the teaching will make a great difference.