December 23 Psalm 17, Proverbs 17, Acts 17
(Psalm 17)My welfare is a just cause to petition God. He cares about my well being and I can come before Him with confidence that He will hear me. Many times we can think that our needs are not the concern of God but right here the psalmist says that this is a just cause. We need to know and believe that our father in heaven cares about us and out circumstances. He feeds the raven and the grass and how much better will he take care of us. Later it says, “Keep me as the apple of your eye.” We need to remember that we are important to the Lord. Him being a good Father sent His son to die so that we can have ever lasting life. That we can have the fullness of the Godhead dwelling bodily. This is an awesome covenant that we have with Him.
(Proverbs 17)The proverbs in this chapter had lots to say. One that really got my attention likens the beginning of strife is like letting in ruching waters. A little leaven leavens the whole lump. Once you agree to host strife there is not stopping it. You cannot comprimse. You have to deal with adversity when it comes and not allow it to fester into something wicked. There are times when we will act like we did not see or hear something just to keep the peace but there is really no peace in that. That strife will flood in and consume everything in its path. It will come in like a flood.
(Acts 17) Here Paul addressed the people about the unknown God. That was just brilliant. He used what they worshiped to point them to the real and living God. The unknown god is what this world seeking. The unknown god is unknown because we do know make Him known. I know of a church that has as its motto “To know Him and make Him known.” That is so fitting. So here we see Paul making the unknown god into the known God through the shed blood of our Savior.
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