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But I am full of the courage that the Lord’s Spirit gives,
and have a strong commitment to justice.
This enables me to confront Jacob with its rebellion,
and Israel with its sin.
What struck me here is the uniting of two things that enable Micah to stand strong and go against the flow: Courage from God's Spirit, and at the same time his own strong commitment to justice. If one of either was missing, he wouldn't be able to fulfill his mission of confrontation.
Nathan said to David, “You should do whatever you have in mind, for God is with you.”
1 Chronicles 17:2
I love this - so often I get so worked up about "What's God's will for my life, what does he want me to do..." that I forget this simple principle: If I really am sure that everything between God and me is all right, that "God is with me" and I am connected to God, I can simply "do whatever I have in mind". Should it be a bad idea, I can trust God to tell me. In fact, in this chapter, exactly that occurs: God tells David to NOT do what he had in mind.
But the security Nathan gives David here speaks to my heart on how God desires us to make our own decisions when we're connected to him. He doesn't expect us to keep running to him for every last detail. Of course this doesn't mean we DON'T seek him for his will, especially when we're talking about big things. But it does mean we can relax a little.
Oh, and an encore from this chapter:
But the security Nathan gives David here speaks to my heart on how God desires us to make our own decisions when we're connected to him. He doesn't expect us to keep running to him for every last detail. Of course this doesn't mean we DON'T seek him for his will, especially when we're talking about big things. But it does mean we can relax a little.
Oh, and an encore from this chapter:
I declare to you that the Lord will build a house for you!
1 Chronicles 17:10
Remember that David was the one who wanted to build a house for God. But here God says "No, I don't need a house, instead, I will build you a house - a dynasty which will last forever!" God is making sure David realizes that David can never even come close to repaying God for His blessings, and He makes sure by simply adding blessing upon blessing.
God's grace is so huge, it completely overwhelms David. In his response to God, he uses the emotional and thankful "O, God!" or "O, Lord!" a whopping 9 times!
God's grace is so huge, it completely overwhelms David. In his response to God, he uses the emotional and thankful "O, God!" or "O, Lord!" a whopping 9 times!
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