Zephaniah 3:5 (ESV Strong's)
5 The Lord within her is righteous;
he does no injustice;
every morning he shows forth his justice;
each dawn he does not fail;
but the unjust knows no shame.
Truth: Even in the midst of injustice God shows forth He is just.
We really can't get the full meaning of the above verse when we read it in isolation. Note the proceeding verses about the officials who rule the city of Jerusalem:
Zephaniah 3:3-4 (ESV Strong's)
3 Her officials within her
are roaring lions;
her judges are evening wolves
that leave nothing till the morning.
4 Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men;
her priests profane what is holy;
they do violence to the law.
In the midst of Jerusalem the leadership was corrupt. King and priest were leading the people into sin. Yet, despite that, people would still see the Lord's justice, every morning. Morning (the dawning of light) is a visible picture each day of God dispelling darkness (sin) and restoring justice (His holiness ... He is light ... James 1:16). Note what Lamentations says about God's morning work:
Lamentations 3:22-23 (ESV Strong's)
22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
God give us His perfect justice and His perfect works. There is NO injustice in them. We can be assured that whatever God is bringing into our lives is for His perfect work to be done in our lives. It allows us to know Him in a personal way and it conforms us to the image of His Son.
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