Subject: Salvation and Restoration - Zephaniah

Zephaniah 3:9 (ESV Strong's)
“For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples
to a pure speech,
that all of them may call upon the name of the Lord
and serve him with one accord.

Subject:  Salvation and Restoration through Conversion.

Zephaniah is prophesying that Israel and the World will soon be judged ... in That Day.   There is no doubt to that theme. The judgement is to be devastating. Look what the prophet says about it:

Zephaniah 1:14-15 (ESV Strong's)
The great day of the Lord is near,
near and hastening fast;
the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter;
the mighty man cries aloud there.
A day of wrath is that day,
a day of distress and anguish,
a day of ruin and devastation,
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness,

Yet, God is going to save some out of this calamity.   In the above passage the prophet tells them that God is going to change their speech, to make it pure.  We know that the tongue is simply the outlet for the heart, so what God is saying He will create a new heart and that will result in a pure speech.   He also states that through God's grace and intervention there will be unity among them.   God, "In the Day," is going to bring men together for the purpose of praising Him.   God will get the glory in the end.  He is doing the work now.   Currently we have such hatred and strife in the world.   Jesus promises that we will some day have peace and pure speech between men of the world and nations of this world,   God is going to restore man to worship Him and put Him in the center of their lives.  We will call upon Him with one accord!!   This is the ultimate goal and purpose of God.   Our life mission is to see this happen. We are to pray, "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done ...".