Walking This Way

David in spite of his faults and failures he lord still showed him goodness and mercy.  Just like us David knew he wasn't worthy of the grace and mercy of God but he wanted the Lord more than he could say, so he just said I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.  

When David came out of the valley he found that the Lord had set a table for him in the presence of his enemies ..  The very ones that were trying to destroy him.  But more than that David found that the Lord had gone from being just his shepherd to being his friend.  The one who kept him safe from harm.  We to can be kept from our enemies by standing on the word of God and letting him fill us up to overflowing.

We all have to deal with the shadows of death and fear, but with the light of the Lord guiding our life and letting his light surround our lives the shadows have to leave.  Allowing God to push and guide us with the rod of the word will take us to higher levels in our walk.

David wrote that "He restoreth my soul, He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake.
David knew that by following the voice of God, The Lord would restore his weary soul and bring him rest and strength.  God would lead him on the paths to righteousness.  We need to listen from the voice of God and seek his path for us so we too can gain rest for our souls and find the righteousness of our lives that Jesus has for us.

Continuing with our understanding of the 23rd Psalm which is Davids expressing his feelings about the Lord and his life.  
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, he leadeth me beside the still waters. This is the verse we are going to apply to our hearts and lives this week.

The 23rd Psalms was written by David before he became King and the words come from his heart.  The words describe how he feels about the Lord.  Once we can understand the meaning behind the words we will be able to have a new understanding of the love that Jesus has for us as his sheep.

The world is full of beaten and wounded people.  Even us, we can get beaten up by the actions of others, but Jesus requires us to show our neighbors compassion.  Put our needs our hurts aside and trending to the hurts of others.  Showing compassion to a stranger in need is the same as showing them Jesus.
WE must work to be the Good Samaritan.

Getting forgiveness if hard when we have to ask for it.  But if we are the ones to have to give it, it can be even harder, because if we say I forgive you then we must let go of the hurt.  God forgave us for our wrongs, and we are required to do the same of those who do wrong against us.  We want to be a good Christian, and Christian means to be CHRIST LIKE.  We must follow the example of Jesus and forgive with our whole heart.

With the new year approaching it is a good time to work on our strength and might in the Lord thru prayer and fasting.  Setting aside 21 days of prayer and fasting for the things in our lives, homes community and place of business.  Where the spirit of the Lord is there is freedom.  But we must seek out the spirit and allow it to work in our lives to gain the freedom the Lord has for us.

The Christmas story is a miracle all in it's self, but it is also a love story.  A story of the depth of Gods love for us.  He put on flesh and came to earth to save his people.  All people, each and everyone that inhabits the earth.  There is no other like him.  No one else would be for us what Jesus did.  Remember the reason for the season and keep it all year long.