3:16
Amidst all the gloom and doom, there were still some who feared the Lord. In 1 Kings 19:1-18 we read that Elijah thought he was the only faithful one left, whereas God told him that there were actually several thousand who still feared the Lord. We need to bear this in mind today when some mainline churches are seemingly abandoning all faithfulness to the Lord. Even within these denominations there may well be many who do still fear the Lord. A scroll of remembrance was written with the names of those who still feared the Lord. They were not forgotten, and God knew who they were. So if we are in a situation where few honour God, we should not lose heart.
3:17,18
The Lord then gives words of encouragement. The first thing to note is that there is a day when He will act. It often seems to us that the Lord is slow to act, or is doing nothing at all, that He has forgotten about us. This is never true. God’s timing is often very different than ours, but we can be assured that there will come a time when He will act. And when He does so He remembers those who are faithful. They are His “treasured possession”. Let us remember this. When times come that being faithful to God is hard or costly, we are God’s treasured possession, we matter to Him. The Lord takes care of us. And when He acts there will once again be a distinction between right and wrong, between those who serve God, and those who do not.
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