“Seek righteousness, seek humility. Perhaps you will be hidden in the day of the LORD’s anger.” – Zephaniah 2:3
Zephaniah means “hidden of the Lord”. The prophet gives the character of God’s vengeance in Zephaniah Chapter 1, the day of the LORD is the day of the manifestation of God’s hand directly on human affairs. God is working through events in history, working through nations and armies and calamities of various sorts. Also, God says He will sweep everything off the face of the earth, …but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened (Matt 24:22).
God promises protection for some on the day of the LORD, and they are those who seek righteousness and humility. We seek righteousness when we seek the character of Christ and desire holiness more than fleshly indulgence. Pride and self-righteousness cannot remain in the presence of the holy God. Seeking righteousness begins when a humble heart seeks the continual presence of God. It takes humility to submit carefully to all that God commands.
God’s Judgement is coming, but also restoration!