This is Episode 188 of the My Morning Devotional Podcast.

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Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Zephaniah 3:17 which says "17 The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing."

"The Lord is in our midst. Meaning he is involved in everything, absolutely everything we are going through.

Nothing is too far from him, nothing is too hard for him to hear. He wants us to confide in him. But more that that he will save you form your pain. Heal your scars, walk you through the good and the bad times. 

But this verse continues to say he will rejoice over us with gladness. It put a smile on my face. The definition of the word rejoice is to feel or show great joy or delight. The word Joy keeps coming up. I want to feel more joy, I want to make it a point to spread more joy, but I never really paused to think that God himself would  be expressing joy over me. I can assume you might feel the same way sometimes.

 Maybe that’s a good nugget to hold onto for this day, God rejoices ever you. That’s an affirmation you can repeat daily.

 But you see this verse continues and it was really interesting to me as I read it over and over and over again. He will quiet you by his love, he will exalt over you with loud singing.

 The words quiet and loud appear within the same line. Almost as if He is saying, my love will leave you speechless, and I have no intention to ever stop signing songs of praise over you.

 So as you go about your day, remember that He is closer than you can ever imagine, and he is rejoicing over you. He is singing over you. You are so very loved and it’s such a beautiful thing."

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