Sing Aloud! Shout! Rejoice!

Sharper Iron from KFUO Radio

Rev. Tim Storck, pastor at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Chesterfield Township, MI, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Zephaniah 3:9-20.

After so many words of dark judgment, Zephaniah closes his prophecy with words of joyous salvation. The LORD promises to transform His people’s speech to call upon Him in true faith. These worshipers will come from the farthest places as the LORD gathers His people to Himself. He will remove their shame as He brings down the prideful but exalts the lowly. He will give His people refuge in the only place possible: His name. Such a great salvation calls for the greatest joy. The people of God break forth into singing because He is in their midst. He is with His people not as a casual observer, but as One who rejoices over His own people. Their oppressors will be no more, and He will save His people to the uttermost. This has been fulfilled through the work of Jesus Christ, who rejoiced to call sinners to Himself and sent His Holy Spirit to gather His people from the nations that they would confess His saving name on Pentecost.

“Majoring in Minors” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that goes through the books of Obadiah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah. These three prophets all spoke the Word of God in the days leading up to the fall of Jerusalem at the hand of the Babylonians. Through their unique emphases, these men proclaimed the same message of repentance of sins and faith in the LORD, pointing ultimately toward their prophecies’ fulfillment: Jesus Christ.