Zephaniah 3:17
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.
For many years I felt comfortable with my relationship with Jesus and with The Holy Spirit, but I feared rebuke from Father God. Why didn’t I see Him as a loving, forgiving, Abba Father? Why did I expect harsh judgment?
Over time as I received healing, I came to trust Father God as my Abba Father. He is LOVE. He is everything about love that our human minds can’t understand. Pure love.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Our God is Love. He is patient, kind, and is not easily angered. He rejoices, protects, and trusts. And to add to that wonderful list, God REJOICES over us with singing!
I pray that encourages you today!
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I felt the same way in the past, Beth – I feared God and didn’t understand the depth of his love. Transformation has been slow, over time, but what he has revealed to me about his love and compassion has totally changed my outlook on everything.
Happy weekend to you – it’s lovely to meet you here! (visiting from The Weekend Brew).
Oh it does encourage me today! I love that verse. I love how He delights in us, and not only does He delight in us He rejoices over us with singing. Makes me want to sing!
Have a blessed weekend,
Beth
Ah, Beth … to be rejoiced over … and with singing! It just doesn’t get much better than that, does it. The Lover of our soul knows exactly what we need!
And for that I am thankful today.
Have a wonderful weekend …
AMEN! There is nothing like my Heavenly Father’s love. So thankful. Blessings!
Love the Scriptures you shared! Beautiful 🙂
Thank you. This is familiar to me and I will be happy when I see that God works a change in us. A change in our thinking about the Father. About how God’s character. How beautiful.