Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:18
New International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT
TODAY'S VERSE...
Hanging
on to bitterness and keeping alive grudges is consuming work. It leaves little
energy for blessing others, praising God, or enjoying life. The only way to get
over these things is to actively love (i.e., serve them) others in ways that
bless their lives. If we can't do this because it's good and the right thing to
do, we do it because we know God!
MY PRAYER...
Father
of light, love and mercy, please remove from my heart any cynicism or delight
in seeing others around me fall. Instead, help me to be a rescuer rather than a
neglector. I want your grace to be seen in my friendships. Through Jesus I
pray. Amen.
Devotional Verse
“…I
will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries…and bring them back to
their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. I will set up shepherds
over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor
shall they be lacking,” says the Lord. “Behold, the days are coming,” says the
Lord, “…a King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness
in the earth…now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR
RIGHTEOUSNESS.”
Jeremiah 23:3-6
The Lord Our
Righteousness
There’s
almost nothing more tender than the picture of a shepherd lovingly caring for
his sheep. Jeremiah 23:3-4 demonstrates a good shepherd’s heart—to gather,
protect and feed his sheep so that they will “be fruitful and increase”. Jesus,
our good shepherd, does all this through shepherds (pastors and teachers) He
appoints over His people. Their role in representing Him is not to beat (shame)
or fleece (financially exploit) the sheep, but to feed them such that they
“shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking”. Now, what is
this “food” that brings the sheep to the place of no fear, no discouragement
and no lack? It is “the Lord our Righteousness” . Beloved, the more you feed on
teaching that reveals Jesus and the gift of His righteousness through faith in
His finished work, the more you’ll experience freedom from fear, depression and
lack. So pursue ministries that carry Jesus’ heart for His sheep, that boldly
proclaim the Lord our Righteousness and that reveal His abundance of grace—and
experience His fruitfulness and increase!
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