Two year Bible reading program.

BEGIN WITH PRAYER "Lord open my eyes and my heart." Read slowly so that you take in. And as you do, turn your heart to God, thanking him for the good you discover and praying his will home for you, your family, your church and the world. Wisdom to chew on Proverbs 20:15 Understanding to grow in Judgment begins with the household of God (1 Pet 4v17). So Zephaniah now turns from the nations to Jerusalem, condemning her rulers and people for failure to fear God. It's all to easy for us to look to the speck in another's, without seeing the plank in our own! God's word then turns to one of encouragement for Jerusalem. What the people failed to do he will do, removing the arrogant, and drawing those from the nations as worshippers to join with the meek and humble from amongst Israel who "trust in the name of the LORD" (3v12). This looks to Gentiles being included with Jews through common faith in Christ, and finds fulfilment in the new Jerusale...

BEGIN WITH PRAYER "Lord open my eyes and my heart." Read slowly so that you take in. And as you do, turn your heart to God, thanking him for the good you discover and praying his will home for you, your family, your church and the world. Wisdom to chew on Proverbs 20:14 Understanding to grow in Towards the end of the seventh century BC, Zephaniah speaks of the "day of the LORD" when the entire earth will be judged and devastated, all idolaters destroyed, and those who assume they are secure brought down. A focus is on this punishing the nations for how they have treated God's people. The encouragement is that those who "seek the LORD" may find shelter, and that they will inherit the lands of these nations. As Jesus said: "The meek will inherit the earth." It reminds all who are abused or oppressed for belonging to the Lord, that justice will be done and so they can wait patiently, not seeking vengeance themselves. Moreover, th...