Psalm 101:1 says:
1I WILL sing of mercy and loving-kindness and justice; to You, O Lord, will I sing.
The word "mercy" in this verse is the Hebrew word "checed",which means: loving-kindness, steadfast love, grace, mercy, faithfulness, goodness, devotion. It truly represents the strength, steadfastness and love that the Lord our God has for US! Don't ever forget that! It is what caused the Father to give the Son. It is what caused the Son to keep His face set because of the JOY (US) that was set before Him. It is what causes the Holy Spirit to NEVER leave us or forsake us! Treasure the CHECED of the Lord for YOU!
In Luke 13 we see Jesus minister healing to the woman who was bent over in verses 11-13:
11And there was a woman there who for eighteen years had had an infirmity caused by a spirit (a demon of sickness). She was bent completely forward and utterly unable to straighten herself up or to look upward.12And when Jesus saw her, He called [her to Him] and said to her, Woman, you are released from your infirmity!13Then He laid [His] hands on her, and instantly she was made straight, and she recognized and thanked and praised God.
Not EVERYONE was happy about that! The leader of the synagogue said this:
14But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, There are six days on which work ought to be done; so come on those days and be cured, and not on the Sabbath day.
I wonder on what days he ever healed anyone or saw them set free? Hmmmm. But the people watching DID rejoice with her! Jesus had this to say in verses 15-17:
15But the Lord replied to him, saying, You playactors (hypocrites)! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead it out to water it?16And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?17Even as He said this, all His opponents were put to shame, and all the people were rejoicing over all the glorious things that were being done by Him.
In Deuteronomy 9-10 Moses is continuing to rehearse to the young generation of Israelites their history! In Deuteronomy 10:14 Moses says this:
14Behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens belong to the Lord your God, the earth also, with all that is in it and on it.
Everything belongs to the Lord our God! WE belong to Him! Do you think God takes good care of His possessions, or do you think He is slothful with them, the way some of us can be about our possessions? NO, NO, NO!!! He will ALWAYS care for you! 1 Peter 5:7:
7Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.
That's the same God we see in Deuteronomy 10:17:
17For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, the terrible God, Who is not partial and takes no bribe.
Praise Him! He is worthy! AMEN!
Shalom in Him!
