I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
Psalm 16:8 (Life Application Study Bible)
Jesus Tells Us; I am much more “Real” than this world. This world, and all the things in it, will someday be gone. But I am forever. Once you compare things to forever, it becomes much easier to shake off today’s hurts and disappointments. Years from now, when you’re starting your career, it won’t matter that you made a bad grade on a test. But it will matter that you kept trying. Twenty or thirty years from now, when you’re playing with your own children, it won’t matter that you didn’t make the team. But it will matter that you cheered on those who did. And an eternity from now, nothing from this life will matter, except that you loved Me and loved other people with My Love.
Jesus Concludes; Don’t be shaken by the troubles of this world. One day they will be gone, and I will take you home with me forever.
Psalm 16:8; Psalm 89:15-16; 2 Peter 1:2; Study Bible
Footnotes Psalm 16:8; By saying that he “will not be shaken,” David was talking about the unique sense of security felt by him and other believers. God does not exempt believers from the day-to-day circumstances of life. Believers and unbelievers alike experience pain, trouble, and failure at times. (Matthew 5:45). Unbelievers have a sense of hopelessness about life and confusion about their true purpose on earth. Those who seek God, however, can move ahead confidently with what they know is right and important in God’s eyes. They know that God will keep them from being moved off his chosen path.
Passage Psalm 89:15-16; 15Blessed, are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, LORD. 16They rejoice in your name all day long, they celebrate your righteousness.
Footnotes Psalm 89:14-15; Righteousness, justice, love, and faithfulness are the foundation of God’s throne, they are central characteristics of the way God rules. They summarize his character. As God’s ambassadors, we should exhibit the same traits when we deal with people. Make sure your actions flow out of righteousness, justice, love, and faithfulness, because any unfair, unloving, or dishonest action cannot come from God.
Passage 2 Peter 1:2; Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Footnotes 2 Peter 1:2; Many believers want an abundance of God’s grace and peace, but they are unwilling to put forth the effort to get to know him better through Bible study and prayer. To enjoy the privileges God offers us freely, we must grow in our knowledge of God and Jesus, our Lord.
Jesus Tells Us is from the Jesus Calling 365 devotions for kids.
THE WORLD…we see history
In the Word and the World, we see his story. George Duffield
George Duffield
In his book Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers, Daniel L. Dreisbach observes that the leaders of the American Revolution, repeatedly referred to Micah 6:8 “The literature of the founding era has numerous references and allusions to this biblical text,” he wrote. John Winthrop referred to this passage in his “City on the Hill” sermon. John Adams quoted it frequently. George Washington alluded to it in his farewell letter when resigning as commander in chief of the Continental Army. It was also a key text used by George Duffield, a Presbyterian minister in Philadelphia who served as chaplain of the Continental Congress. Duffield’s story is interesting. He was appointed pastor of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia in 1771, but when he arrived at his church on his first Sunday, the door had been locked by a group opposed to his appointment. His supporters pushed him into the sanctuary through an open window, and thus he began his ministry. The Colonies were in turmoil, trying to decide whether to sever their ties with England, and Duffield became a vocal advocate for independence. So many of the Founding Gathers crowded into his pews, that Pine Street became known as the Church of the Patriots. During the Revolutionary War, the British put a price on Duffield’s head, and when Philadelphia was occupied, his church was converted into a hospital and the pews were burned to keep the wounded British soldiers warm. Duffield put his gifts to work as chaplain of the Continental Congress, and chaplain of the Pennsylvania regiment. He also counseled and comforted General George Washington at Valley Forge. After the War was won, and peace established, Congress appointed December 11, 1783, as a Day of Thanksgiving, and Duffield gave a powerful sermon, praising God for His providence:
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Who indeed hath heard such a thing? Who, but a few years back, would have believed the report, had a prophet himself declared it? Who since time began, hath seen such events take place so soon? The earth has indeed brought forth, as in a day. A nation has indeed been born, as at once. Let us look back, on what God hath done, and contemplate the prospect He opens before us.
Duffield went on to quote verse after verse in his Day of Thanksgiving sermon, verses that were on the lips of thousands of new American citizens, such as “this is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes” (Psalm 118:23) and “Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but to Your name give glory, because of Your mercy, because of Your truth” (Psalm 115:1). The verses rolled off his tongue like boulders down a hill, and he exhorted his audience to “Praise, therefore, Thy God, O America, praise the Lord, ye His highly favored United States.” He also exhorted his listeners to make sure their thanksgiving was not confined to an appointed day, but radiated from their hearts all the time. “Let every heart glow with gratitude: And every life, by a devout regard to his holy law, proclaim his praise. It is this, our God requires, as that wherein our personal, and national good and the glory of his great name consist. And without which, all our professions will be but an empty name.” then, like so many other early American preachers, he referenced Micah 6:8 and reminded us of our greatest obligations as citizens of a great nation and as followers of God:
It is, that we love the Lord our God, to walk in his ways, and keep his commandments, to observe his statutes and his judgements. That a sacred regard be maintained to righteousness and truth. That we do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God. Then shall God delight to dwell amongst us. And these United States shall long remain, a great, a glorious, and a happy people. Which may God, of his infinite mercy, grant. Amen.
To Duffield, Micah 6:8 represented God’s instructions to the new nation. In a world adrift with moral confusion and ethical lapses, there’s no better instruction for any nation, or for any of us as individuals, than the proclamation of the prophet Micah. God isn’t as interested in our rituals as He is in our righteousness. “The LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8 NLT). P.S You might be interested to know it was George Duffield’s grandson, George Duffield Jr., who, in 1858, wrote the hymn “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus”
Source: 100 Bible Verses that Made America/Page 110 https://www.robertjmorgan.com/100verses/