Your past does not disqualify you. The shame that once clung to your name has been replaced with God’s song of delight over you. Zephaniah proclaims a beautiful truth: God quiets you with His love.

This community was simply living out the standard for forgiveness set by Jesus for everyone. They had taken to heart the model prayer of Jesus: “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”