”And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who settle down comfortably, who say to themselves: The Lord will do nothing — good or bad. Their wealth will become plunder and their houses a ruin. They will build houses but never live in them, plant vineyards but never drink their wine. Their silver and their gold will be unable to rescue them on the day of the Lord’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of his jealousy, for he will make a complete, yes, a horrifying end of all the inhabitants of the earth.“
Zephaniah 1:12-13, 18 CSB
Zephaniah was a prophet in the time of King Josiah who became king as a boy. The priests found the scriptures while cleaning out the Temple and Josiah turned the whole country back to following God. This must have been written prior to them returning to God because Zephaniah is going on and on about how God will punish them for rejecting Gods path.
Gods people have slowly turned away from following Him, to the point they don’t think that He will ever do anything, good or bad. They are acting like He doesn’t exist. They feel safe because they have a home and food and even some good times. But God is not stopped by these things, in fact it just makes their destruction more devastating.
Lord, help me not trust in my paycheck, or good health. Let me not find comfort in my possessions or even my service to you. Help me to rest only in you, in who you are and how you have transformed me. All of those physical things are fleeting…but my identity in you is forever. You are amazing to love me, help me to love you and serve you with every thought, action and conversation!
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