​Behold, my servant shall act wisely he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted. 14 As many were astonished at you— his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of the children of mankind— 15 so shall he sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths because of him, for that which has not been told them they see, and that which they have not heard they understand.
 
Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,
and no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with[d]grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he has borne our grief and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.

5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people? 9 And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.
 
10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. 11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.


12 Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.
 
 
Meditation
The depth of God’s love is displayed by the work of the One He sent to serve you. The lyrics of Isaiah’s fourth servant song reveal the depth of God’s love introduced by the Lord Himself, “Behold, my servant…” When we see the servant more fully we will trust His love more faithfully, discovering a new identity and a new strength.
 
New Identity- He was… so we are. The servant was despised and rejected and we are welcome and accepted. The man of sorrows was un-esteemed so that we can have joy and can be highly regarded in God’s eyes. He was oppressed so we are free. He was afflicted and in Him we are healed.
 
A new strength- He did… so we can: The servant bore our grief and carried our sorrows so we can have hope for tomorrow. God afflicted him so we can be healed. He was pierced so we can live. He was crushed so that we can be rebuilt. He was silent so that we can hear the love of the Father through His life and sacrifice. He bore the sin of many so that we can be righteous. He makes intercession so that we can be forgiven. He accounted many as righteous so that we can return to the Father’s love.
 
The Father showed His love by revealing His will, to crush the servant so we can be redeemed, prospering through union in the work of the servant. Do you believe and receive this love? A secure identity and new strength are waiting for you.
 
Richly Dwelling
-Do you believe God loves you this deeply, to serve you by His servant this faithfully? Why or why not?
 
-What stands out to you most about this servant song? Why?
 
-Which part of renewed identity (we are) and renewed strength (we can) speaks to you? Why?
 
Key Verse
10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

As we reflect back on the strange and challenging year of 2020, and look forward to the year to come, let us do so with intentional gratitude, hope, and discernment.  Today we will read through Psalm 103 in The Message translation.  If you have time reread it in the ESV translation as well.  As we journey through the chapter I want you to pause where indicated in italics, praise God, and discern the status of your heart and habits.  No New Year’s resolutions needed (unless that is part of your yearly rhythm)… just gratitude and open hearts to God’s guiding.  


Psalm 103 (The Message)
 O my soul, bless GOD.
    From head to toe, I’ll bless his holy name!
O my soul, bless GOD,
    don’t forget a single blessing!

Name several unique blessings in your life that occurred during 2020.

     He forgives your sins—everyone.
    He heals your diseases—everyone.
    He redeems you from hell—saves your life!
    He crowns you with love and mercy—a paradise crown.
    He wraps you in goodness—beauty eternal.
    He renews your youth—you’re always young in his presence.

Take time to thank God for the personal ways He has redeemed your life and gives you eternal hope.  

  GOD makes everything come out right;
    he puts victims back on their feet.
He showed Moses how he went about his work,
    opened up his plans to all Israel.
GOD is sheer mercy and grace;
    not easily angered, he’s rich in love.
He doesn’t endlessly nag and scold,
    nor hold grudges forever.
He doesn’t treat us as our sins deserve,
    nor pay us back in full for our wrongs.
As high as heaven is over the earth,
    so strong is his love to those who fear him.
And as far as sunrise is from sunset,
    he has separated us from our sins.
As parents feel for their children,
    GOD feels for those who fear him.
He knows us inside and out,
    keeps in mind that we’re made of mud.

Write down your praises to God for his steadfast love, compassion, mercy, forgiveness, and intimate involvement in your life over the last year.

Men and women don’t live very long;
    like wildflowers they spring up and blossom,
But a storm snuffs them out just as quickly,
    leaving nothing to show they were here.
GOD’s love, though, is ever and always,
    eternally present to all who fear him,
Making everything right for them and their children
    as they follow his Covenant ways
    and remember to do whatever he said.

Reflect on your finiteness and God’s infinite love and power in your life as you head into this next year. What does it mean for you to follow in His Covenant ways this next year?  

    GOD has set his throne in heaven;
    he rules over us all. He’s the King!
So bless GOD, you angels,
    ready and able to fly at his bidding,
    quick to hear and do what he says.
Bless GOD, all you armies of angels,
    alert to respond to whatever he wills.
Bless GOD, all creatures, wherever you are--
    everything and everyone made by GOD.
And you, O my soul, bless GOD!

Praise God for His rule and reign over every aspect of creation.  Praise Him for his rule and reign over your life.  Ask Him to give you awareness and gratitude for His intimate involvement in your journey through this next year.  Petition Him to make known to you how you can best glorify Him and follow in His Covenant ways this next year.  

Link to Psalm 103 (ESV)

​Thank you for joining us in dwelling richly in God’s Word over 2020.  We look forward to what next year brings as we ask God to use this little site to bring Him glory.  Our desire is for more people to deeply encounter God’s Word and be transformed by it in order to live lives that exude His Word, that dwells richly within, and glorify Him.  The New Year is a familiar time to set new rhythms or reengage old ones that we know are good for our souls.  Please take a moment to share our site with others who are reflecting on the year that has passed and looking for hopeful rhythms in the year to come.  

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16

​Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David sought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, “There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.” 2 So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the people of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites. Although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had sought to strike them down in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah. 3 And David said to the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? And how shall I make atonement, that you may bless the heritage of the Lord?” 4 The Gibeonites said to him, “It is not a matter of silver or gold between us and Saul or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel.” And he said, “What do you say that I shall do for you?” 5 They said to the king, “The man who consumed us and planned to destroy us, so that we should have no place in all the territory of Israel, 6 let seven of his sons be given to us, so that we may hang them before the Lord at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the Lord.” And the king said, “I will give them.”
7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the oath of the Lord that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. 8 The king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Merab the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite; 9 and he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the mountain before the Lord, and the seven of them perished together. They were put to death in the first days of harvest, at the beginning of barley harvest.
10 Then Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until rain fell upon them from the heavens. And she did not allow the birds of the air to come upon them by day, or the beasts of the field by night. 11 When David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done, 12 David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, on the day the Philistines killed Saul on Gilboa. 13 And he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan; and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged. 14 And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father. And they did all that the king commanded. And after that God responded to the plea for the land.
War with the Philistines15 There was war again between the Philistines and Israel, and David went down together with his servants, and they fought against the Philistines. And David grew weary. 16 And Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of the giants, whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of bronze, and who was armed with a new sword, thought to kill David. 17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid and attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, “You shall no longer go out with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel.”
18 After this there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Saph, who was one of the descendants of the giants. 19 And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite, struck down Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. 20 And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was descended from the giants. 21 And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, struck him down. 22 These four were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
 
Meditation
God’s covenant faithfulness restores His people to blessing. In times of famine and war the Lord lights a path to feasting and peace.
 
The narrator ensures we see the struggle - “There was famine for three years, year after year…” (1) and “There was war…” (15, 18, 19, 20). Extended famine and unending war were covenant curses (Leviticus 26; Deuteronomy 28-29). The path to blessing is lit by the lamp of Israel.
 
What removed the famine? A disturbing and stomach-churning atonement of bloodguilt from Saul’s house (1-9) and the devastation of Rizpah’s grief (10-14).  Where is the hope for peace?  The war of the second part of the chapter seems unending. The “lamp of Israel” (17), the Lord’s anointed king, offers hope for war to cease.
 
Famine of hope, security, and love are part of living in a fallen world. The Lord’s covenant faithfulness offers the blessings we long for. Christ’s sacrifice is the final atonement to satisfy the bloodguilt of every house (Hebrews 10:1-18). Those who believe move from famine to feasting on His grace, mercy, and love. Jesus is our peace (Ephesians 2:13-18), the Lord’s anointed King, and His reign will bring peace on earth- wars will cease.
 
Christ alone lights the path of promise to restoration of God’s covenant blessing. Jesus Christ, His word and work, is the lamp unto our feet and the light unto our path. Christ’s death alone atones. Christ’s rule alone gives peace. Christ is the Lord’s anointed, the “true light” (John 1:9) of the world.
 
Richly Dwelling
-Can you identify with a desire for peace, or longing to feast on love, security, and hope?
 
-Christ’s atonement and His rule offer everything you long for. Do you believe this? If so, how can you feast on His faithfulness- practically?
 
-In Christ we find peace and can feast, no matter what our circumstances. Who can you share this reality with?
 
Key Verse
Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David sought the face of the Lord…

Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” 4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6 And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
7 Then the Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, 8 and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” 12 He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”
13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.”[a] And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The Lord,[b]the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations. 16 Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, “I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt, 17 and I promise that I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey.”’ 18 And they will listen to your voice, and you and the elders of Israel shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us; and now, please let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’ 19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand. 20 So I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all the wonders that I will do in it; after that he will let you go. 21 And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and when you go, you shall not go empty, 22 but each woman shall ask of her neighbor, and any woman who lives in her house, for silver and gold jewelry, and for clothing. You shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians.
 
Meditation
The shape of the gospel brings substance to the story of redemption. Unique from every religion in the world, Christianity celebrates a God who comes down to bring His people up! This is amazing love!
 
More unique than speaking to a servant from a burning bush, not being consumed, is the revelation of the compassion of the Lord. God “sees the affliction… hears their cries… and knows the suffering” of His people (7, 9). God reveals His personal name (14), reminds of Covenant promises (15), and commits His presence until the fullness of His promises are experienced (12, 17-22).  How does the Lord plan to rescue and redeem His people? He “comes down to bring them up” (7).
 
Contrary to fleshy instincts leading us to believe we have to work our way up to God, Scripture steadily reveals a God whose love for us is revealed through His coming down to us to bring us up to the promised land.
 
Jesus came down from Heaven to bring us up to the promises of God (Philippians 2:6-11). Jesus is “God with us- Emmanuel” (Matthew 1:23), the “Word made flesh” (John 1:14) revealing the character and promises of God for his people.
 
We do not need to work our way into God’s presence or God’s promises. God hears our cries from our slavery to sin. He comes down to bring us up, to rescue and redeem. We need only to believe to receive the fullness of His promises. This is amazing love!
 
Richly Dwelling
-Where do you see your tendency to work your way into God’s presence and promises?
 
-What stands out to you from the passage in regards to God’s commitment to come to His people to bring them up?
 
-How can you show and share this gospel trajectory with your life and love?
 
Key Verse
7 and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey…

Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem the holy city, while nine out of ten remained in the other towns. 2 And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
3 These are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the towns of Judah everyone lived on his property in their towns: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants. 4 And in Jerusalem lived certain of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez; 5 and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, son of the Shilonite. 6 All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468 valiant men.
7 And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah, 8 and his brothers, men of valor, 928.9 Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
10 Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, ruler of the house of God, 12 and their brothers who did the work of the house, 822; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, 13 and his brothers, heads of fathers' houses, 242; and Amashsai, the son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer, 14 and their brothers, mighty men of valor, 128; their overseer was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.
15 And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni; 16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God;17 and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader of the praise, who gave thanks, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. 18 All the Levites in the holy city were 284.
19 The gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were 172. 20 And the rest of Israel, and of the priests and the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his inheritance. 21 But the temple servants lived on Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.
22 The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the work of the house of God. 23 For there was a command from the king concerning them, and a fixed provision for the singers, as every day required. 24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's side in all matters concerning the people.
Villages Outside Jerusalem25 And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekabzeel and its villages, 26 and in Jeshua and in Moladah and Beth-pelet, 27 in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba and its villages,28 in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages, 29 in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth, 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its villages. So they encamped from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom. 31 The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages, 32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen. 36 And certain divisions of the Levites in Judah were assigned to Benjamin.
 
Meditation
What will society look like post Covid-19 vaccine, once everything is fully re-opened? The Church has the opportunity to reclaim Biblical practice and further Biblical promise as we re-emerge.
 
The revival of word, worship, and mission (chapter 10) gives way to strategic resettlement of the land. The need for leadership in re-entry has already been implied (7:4, 73). Walking by faith (literally casting lots!), God’s people offer a “living tithe” of folks to resettle the “holy city” (1, 18).
 
Centered on Judah, Benjamin, and Levi, the resettlement reflects both Biblical practice and promise. Like Israel’s first entry into the promise land after the covenant renewal in Deuteronomy (Joshua 13-22), Nehemiah is ordered in allotting living locations.  The intentional focus on the resettlement of the land outside the city (2) captures the promise of God for His people to fill the promise land as a priesthood of believers (Exodus 19:6), and to fill the earth with the blessings of God, ultimately blessing all the families of the earth (Genesis 12:1-3).
 
The term “overseer” (9, 14, 22) communicates the organized leadership implementing the resettlement. “Valliant men” (9) and “men of valor” (14) were the outstanding individuals with great ability to resettle and renew God’s holy city. Together they are the head and heart of re-settlement marked with Biblical practice and promise.
 
Resettlement or Re-emerging is opportunity to begin again. Intentionality in our lives will reclaim Biblical practice and further God’s promise in our life together as a Church and in society.
 
Richly Dwelling
-What are your observations about this chapter? Is it dry or alive?
 
-How can we re-emerge with intentionality as a Church, reclaiming Biblical practice and furthering Biblical promise? What is your role?
 
-What are Biblical practices we need to reclaim? What are promises we can push forward?
 
Key Verse
1 Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem the holy city, while nine out of ten remained in the other towns. 

Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day. 2 Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit. 3 You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah
 
4 You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. 5 But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
 
6 The righteous shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying, 7 “See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction!” 8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever. 9 I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.
 
Meditation
Difficult situations can delude our perspective on our present circumstances and our hope for the future.  God’s grace welcomes us to trust God’s faithfulness so intensely that we speak of His rescue in past tense, as if God’s faithfulness has already resolved the present difficulty!
 
David was on the run from King Saul and had sought refuge from Ahimelech (1 Samuel 21). Doeg, a vigilante loyal to Saul, spotted David and posed a threat. Doeg would eventually kill the priest and all who were present- A tragic slaughter.
 
David’s Psalm laments the work of evil Doeg, contrasting his dark scheme of death with the steadfast love and the sovereignty of God. Doeg trusted in Saul. Those who trust in the Lord will be secure in the love of God forever and ever (8).
 
David writes this song of worship while on the run for his life, in a wilderness, after being anointed king. David is grateful for God’s faithfulness, trusting God completely. Though still in difficult circumstances David speaks of God’s protection as past tense- “You have done it!”
 
David finds strength in waiting for the full presence and promsies of the Lord.
 
Grace invites us to find strength through totally trusting God in every circumstance. Eyes of faith see God’s faithfulness as a completed action, as if He has already provided, rescued, delivered, healed, heard, protected… As if whatever you are praying for He “has done it.” This level of radical trust gives strength for today and hope for tomorrow.
 
 
Richly Dwelling
-What are difficult circumstances in your life that may be drowning out a proper perspective for a believer?
 
-How does total trust in God’s faithfulness offer you a new perspective, seeing God’s action as already complete?
 
-Thanksgiving will arise from a heart of one who walks with eyes of faith. Look at your difficulty and start thanking God for His deliverance, provision, healing, rescue… He is faithful and He has done it!
 
Key Verse
9 I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.