Zephaniah tells us a day will come
when rejoicing will pound the air like a drum
when the D will be plucked from disaster
when oppression and injustice are crushed
under the heel of the Holy One, when our Redeemer
will restore all that the locusts have eaten.
But what will get us there? Not the slogans we so
cleverly conceive: What you see is what you get.
Let go and let God. Walk the talk. It isn’t talk that matters.
No amount of hermeneutical eloquence or hip and holy
millennial rap will feed the hungry, give respite to
the refugee, or comfort the distressed. In a contest
with intellectual belief, daily practice wins every time.
Living out God’s word is the bridge between now
and the day of rejoicing before the throne.
Offering water to the thirsty is the key.
Do we believe in the Christ of Christmas?
You know what they say: the proof is in the pudding.
Zephaniah 3:14–20, Luke 3:7–18