“Adonai your God is right there with you, as a mighty savior. He will rejoice over you and be glad, he will be silent in his love, he will shout over you with joy.” Zephaniah 3:17 CJB
Knowledge of something makes us aware of it. For instance, if someone deposits five thousand dollars into your account, and the bank doesn’t alert you, you can’t spend it because you’re unaware of its availability. However, once you know the money is in your account, you become conscious of it and can then use it.
The Word of God primarily informs us about our spiritual account, allowing us to spend from it as we would the five thousand dollars. Our opening Scripture focuses on God’s delight and pleasure in us, His people.
Understand that God delights in you as an individual, not as a group. He rejoices and praises you in heaven. Picture God shouting and bursting into joy in heaven! The Word of God tells us this. He sings a song of praise for you, not for Himself. The Passion version expresses it thus: “Yahweh, your God, is inside you. He is the Warrior-Savior who takes such delight in you that it will make him leap for joy and shout with great gladness. Yes, he will soothe you with his love. He will sing over you his song of praise” (Zephaniah 3:17 TPT).
In the New Testament, the Word lets us know that He lives in us. In the Old Testament, He was among them but not inside them. If He could rejoice over them with singing, protect and defend them, how much more should we expect? There is absolutely nobody, no witchcraft and no force from hell that can ever break through His shield of protection to hurt us. Glory to His Name forever.
PRAYER
Heavenly Father, thank You for Your love and presence in my life. I am grateful that You rejoice over me, delight in me, and protect me. Help me to live in Your joy, trust Your guidance, and walk confidently in Your love and blessings. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
DEEPER REFLECTION
Psalms 16:11 NKJV
You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalms 149:4 NKJV
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.
John 14:16-17 NKJV
And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever. the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Genesis 7-8, Matthew 4
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Genesis 4, Matthew 2:13-23
