Welcome to today's devotional from Our Daily Bread. The writer for today is John Blaze,

and the reading is titled, God Sings Over You. 17 months after our first child, a boy was born,

along came a little girl. I was overjoyed at the thought of having a daughter, but I was also a bit uneasy because while I knew a few things about little boys, this was uncharted territory.

We named her Sarah, and one of my privileges was rocking her to sleep so my wife could rest.

I'm not sure why, but I started trying to sing her to sleep, and the song of choice was,

You are my sunshine. Whether holding her in my arms or standing above her in her crib,

I quite literally sang over her and loved

every minute of it. She's in her 20s now, and I still call her sunshine. We usually think about

angel singing, but when was the last time you thought about God singing? That's right, God

singing. And furthermore, when was the last time you thought about God singing. That's right, God, singing. And furthermore, when was the last time

you thought about God singing over you? Zefaniah is clear in his message to Jerusalem. The Lord your

God takes great delight in you, so much that he rejoices over you with singing. Although this message speaks directly to

Jerusalem, it's likely God sings over us, those who have received Jesus as Savior too. What song does

he sing? Well, scripture's not clear on that, but the song is born out of his love, so we can trust

it's true and noble and right and pure and lovely and admirable.

Now let's turn our attention to God's Word. This is today's Our Daily Bread Devotional

Scripture reading. It's from Zefaniah, chapter 3, verses 14 through 17. Sing, daughter Zion, shout aloud, Israel,

be glad and rejoice with all your heart, daughter Jerusalem.

The Lord has taken away your punishment. He has turned back your enemy. The Lord, the king of Israel,

is with you. Never again will you fear any harm. On that day they will say to Jerusalem,

Do not fear Zion.

Do not let your hands hang limp.

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