Monday... He is great and He cares...

Monday... He is great and He cares, He really does.

Psalm 138:6 (NLT) says, "Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud."

Even though God is great, those who think so highly of themselves seem to think they don't need help from Him. What they think to them is what is right. Now in some situations that confidence is good but in so many other ones, it is a detriment.

We too many times think we are so smart and we may be. But it isn't really smart to think we know more than God and He has given us the privilege to humble ourselves by coming to Him, asking for direction, for wisdom. There is power in humility. He is so very close to those who acknowledge that He is greater than they are.

Now the reason for being close to Him is the need to hear Him. His voice is the quiet one. Our voice, other's voices, the this is the way it is done voice, the evil one's voice are all so loud so you have to be close to hear Him. So humble yourself and pray and then listen.

A prayer I pray every morning as I get into God's Word is for God's Holy Spirit to open my eyes to see, open my ears to hear, my heart to comply, my mind to comprehend and my hands and mouth to communicate. And then I listen.

Verses 2 & 3 (MSG) says, "I kneel in worship facing your holy temple and say it again: 'Thank you!' Thank you for your love, thank you for your faithfulness; Most holy is your name, most holy is your Word. The moment I called out, you stepped in; you made my life large with strength."

Again, "Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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