This morning I was reading through the last chapter in the book of Zephaniah. Zephaniah was a prophet who lived between 600 and 700 years before Christ. God spoke through Zephaniah to the people of Jerusalem about changing their bad habits. Through Zephaniah, God spoke these amazing words in Chapter 3:

"Woe to the rebellious city [Jerusalem]! ...it does not trust in the Lord, it does not draw near to its God." (3:2)

Well...it's not really amazing news for the people of Jerusalem. They spent their time worshiping pieces of wood and stone that they carved instead of worshiping the Lord. Despite all God had done for the people of Israel, they rebelled against Him and did everything they weren't supposed to do. The great part of this mess is found in the above verse: even though God could've been upset with them for all the bad things they were doing, what God was most upset about, the thing that really got Him angry, was that they stopped trusting Him. God was upset at the people of Jerusalem because they felt like they didn't need God. They abandoned their trust in God, and spent no time trying to "draw near" to Him.

The take-home message from this verse in Zephaniah seems to be pretty clear: God wants a relationship with you, and part of that relationship is you putting your trust in Him. Every day when we wake up we have another opportunity to get close to the God of the universe. I don't know about you, but that's something I want to strive for.