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1Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
2She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
3Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
4Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
5The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
6I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
7I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
In Zephaniah 3:1–7, God issues a sobering warning to His people. They had ignored His voice, resisted correction, failed to trust Him, and drifted farther from His presence. What began as disobedience led to disregard, disbelief, and ultimately distance from God. The result was spiritual ruin. These verses remind us that spiritual shipwrecks don’t happen overnight—they begin with small compromises and a heart that refuses to listen to God’s Word.
The message challenges us to examine our own lives. Paul urged believers to “watch, stand fast in the faith, be strong” (1 Corinthians 16:13) and to “examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith” (2 Corinthians 13:5). Just like a driver who ignores warning signs on the road, Christians who dismiss God’s correction will find themselves headed for disaster. Yet God’s call is always redemptive. He invites us to draw near, to trust Him fully, and to build our lives on the sure foundation of Christ. Every day is a fresh opportunity to turn back, to walk closely with the Lord, and to avoid becoming a spiritual castaway.
A Bible preaching Baptist church in the Waterloo Region. Preaching the cross of Christ for over 40 years.
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