His Love

Micah 7:18-20
Who is a God like you,
    who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
    of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
    but delight to show mercy.
¹⁹ You will again have compassion on us;
    you will tread our sins underfoot
    and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.
²⁰ You will be faithful to Jacob,
    and show love to Abraham,
as you pledged on oath to our ancestors
    in days long ago.

May each of us be wrapped in His Love this day and we may we show it to others.   

Love Kindness

Micah 6:8

He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with Your God. 

What more needs to be said?  We read the entire Bible and here are some astounding words.

Love kindness....people will see Jesus when we love and show kindness.
Dear Jesus, let every interaction in my life show kindness.

He will be our Peace

Micah 5:2-5
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    though you are small among the clans^[b] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
    one who will be ruler over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,
    from ancient times.”

³ Therefore Israel will be abandoned
    until the time when she who is in labor bears a son,
and the rest of his brothers return
    to join the Israelites.

⁴ He will stand and shepherd his flock
    in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness
    will reach to the ends of the earth.

⁵ And he will be our peace

God has been helping me to understand His Peace.  His Peace is regardless of the situation.  His Peace is from within and not from our external circumstances.  His Peace is when we yoke ourselves with Him, not running ahead of Him, not lagging behind Him, but walking beside Him.  "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."  Matthew 11:29

Dear Lord Jesus.  Help me to understand and the have Your Wisdom and live in Your Peace and in Your Rest.  Let me walk beside you as Your child. 

Walk in the Name of the Lord

It has been too long on my diet of summer of Psalms.  I needed a change and found it in Micah.  Lord, so many things going on in our world today. Teach me to WALK in YOUR NAME!  Let me LOVE each person in YOUR LOVE.  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.  

The Mountain of the Lord

4 In the last days

the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established
    as the highest of the mountains;
it will be exalted above the hills,
    and peoples will stream to it.

² Many nations will come and say,

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
    to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
    so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law will go out from Zion,
    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
³ He will judge between many peoples
    and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
    nor will they train for war anymore.
⁴ Everyone will sit under their own vine
    and under their own fig tree,
and no one will make them afraid,
    for the Lord Almighty has spoken.
⁵ All the nations may walk
    in the name of their gods,
but we will walk in the name of the Lord
    our God for ever and ever.

Am I Speaking of God's Faithfulness and Love?

Psalm 40:8-14
I desire to do your will, my God;
    your law is within my heart.”

⁹ I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly;
    I do not seal my lips, Lord,
    as you know.
¹⁰ I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
    I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help.
I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness
    from the great assembly.

Lord, let me speak your saving acts, your faithfulness and your love to everyone I know.    

What is the sweetest thing in your life?

Psalm 19^[

^a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹ The heavens declare the glory of God;
    the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
² Day after day they pour forth speech;
    night after night they reveal knowledge.
³ They have no speech, they use no words;
    no sound is heard from them.
⁴ Yet their voice^[b] goes out into all the earth,
    their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
⁵     It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
    like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
⁶ It rises at one end of the heavens
    and makes its circuit to the other;
    nothing is deprived of its warmth.

⁷ The law of the Lord is perfect,
    refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,
    making wise the simple.
⁸ The precepts of the Lord are right,
    giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
    giving light to the eyes.
⁹ The fear of the Lord is pure,
    enduring forever.
The decrees of the Lord are firm,
    and all of them are righteous.

¹⁰ They are more precious than gold,
    than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,
    than honey from the honeycomb.
¹¹ By them your servant is warned;
    in keeping them there is great reward.
¹² But who can discern their own errors?
    Forgive my hidden faults.
¹³ Keep your servant also from willful sins;
    may they not rule over me.
Then I will be blameless,
    innocent of great transgression.

¹⁴ May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart

This is a beautiful and famous psalm.  This psalm is referred to in the New Testament in Romans, written about by C.S. Lewis, used in Jewish worship and Catholic alike.  It has been set to music by Bach, Beethoven and Hayden. 

This is a psalm to drink in, to pray in our lives and to praise Our God.

This shows our awe of the glory of God, His Word, and our desire to please and love Him.

Selah!   

But Thou Oh Lord Are A Sheild For Me

But thou oh, Lord, are a shield for me,
    my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
⁴ I call out to the Lord,
    and he answers me from his holy mountain.

^{This scripture was a sweet song we used to sing as teenagers at Bible Studies.  How I view it different today.  What kind of shield King David needed was different than I need in my daily life.  I am not hiding from King Saul in a cave.  My enemies as assaults on my emotions.  My anxiety about what is happening to my staff in our present economy holds me heavy.  Lord, I ask that you guard my heart, my emotions from the assaults of worry and axniety.  Help me to know that you care for each of them and help me to use this upsetting time to glorify You with them.}