A Do-Nothing God?
Zephaniah 1
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| I pray blessings on you as you read. |
(v. 12) " 'At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who are satisfied with their hardened lifestyle, who think that the LORD won't do anything--good or bad."
My Thoughts
Tons of people today think that God is a do-nothing God. They think that God either sits in heaven watching us and leaving everything to us, never lifting a finger. Or, they think that God has abandoned us, doesn't even watch us anymore. Those people would be wrong, wouldn't they?
The people in Zephaniah's time thought this way as well. They thought that God would just sit in heaven and not care about what they did and that He wasn't going to do anything about anything. Well, God did do something.
God is very much active today. You may not hear stories like what happens in the Bible as often now as they seemed to then. I was going to say "that's because God doesn't do that anymore" or that He's changed. God stopped me right away here and reminded me that He is unchanging. It's not God who has changed, but us.
God is just as prominent as He always has been. He has not changed. We have. We have lost faith, diminished faith. Our society today has become so absorbed in itself. Almost everyone is now so focused on time. 'Time is money.' I admit even I get into that mindset sometimes and I get impatient with things.
Amazing things happen all the time. God has answered many of my prayers. People hear from God often, though not often does each individual hear from God. There are different reasons for that. All I'm going to say about that is that if you are not right with God, don't expect to hear much from Him.
My point with all this is that God is not silent. In any way. If you believe that God is silent and doesn't care anymore, how can you possibly accept it when He speaks to you? How can you expect Him to speak to you or answer prayer if you don't believe in Him? You have to trust, believe and have faith. Otherwise, you are the one that has closed the door on Him and blocked it off. Open the door and invite God in, if that is what you want.
The people in Zephaniah's time thought this way as well. They thought that God would just sit in heaven and not care about what they did and that He wasn't going to do anything about anything. Well, God did do something.
God is very much active today. You may not hear stories like what happens in the Bible as often now as they seemed to then. I was going to say "that's because God doesn't do that anymore" or that He's changed. God stopped me right away here and reminded me that He is unchanging. It's not God who has changed, but us.
God is just as prominent as He always has been. He has not changed. We have. We have lost faith, diminished faith. Our society today has become so absorbed in itself. Almost everyone is now so focused on time. 'Time is money.' I admit even I get into that mindset sometimes and I get impatient with things.
Amazing things happen all the time. God has answered many of my prayers. People hear from God often, though not often does each individual hear from God. There are different reasons for that. All I'm going to say about that is that if you are not right with God, don't expect to hear much from Him.
My point with all this is that God is not silent. In any way. If you believe that God is silent and doesn't care anymore, how can you possibly accept it when He speaks to you? How can you expect Him to speak to you or answer prayer if you don't believe in Him? You have to trust, believe and have faith. Otherwise, you are the one that has closed the door on Him and blocked it off. Open the door and invite God in, if that is what you want.
Prayer Time
Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.
Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!
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