Zephaniah 3:17

I've always thought about how we are made to worship our King. We are made to rejoice in his presence and glorify his name, counting it all joy. Recently, however, I read this verse, and it revealed to me another aspect of God's character.

Zephaniah 3:17 ~ "The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."

It was this second sentence that caught my attention. The Creator of the universe, the God who parted the waters of the sea, the God who appeared to Paul–he takes delight in me. He takes delight in me. And he shows this delight by singing over me. 

Am I not the one who is supposed to be singing praises to him? And yet he showers me with his song. Each day, I wake up to this serenade in the form of a sunrise. His song continues to shower me with each breath I take. The notes of his song surround me with every blessing he lovingly gives me as a token of his love. 

Why do I find cause to complain? What could I possibly find in my day to push back at God, saying, "I don't want this blessing. Stop singing your love for me." Doesn't really make sense, does it? But that's exactly what we do when we find something to frustrate us. When we give in to the complaints, to the worries, to the anger, to the stress. 

Don't close your ears to God's ever-present song. Take each blessing from him, knowing he desires to quiet your sinful reactions to life with his love. He wants to rejoice over his creation–you–through song. Because he delights in you.