Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore He instructs sinners in His ways.
He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them His way.
All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful
toward those who keep the demands of His covenant.
For the sake of your name, Lord,
forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?
He will instruct them in the ways they should choose.
They will spend their days in prosperity,
and their descendants will inherit the land.
The Lord confides in those who fear Him;
He makes His covenant known to them.

– Psalm 25:8-14 (NIV)

 

You, God,

Instruct sinners listening and not

 

You guide the humble

and teach them Your ways

 

You show love and faithfulness

to those who follow You

 

You Instruct the choices

of those who are faithful

 

And You confide

in those who fear You

 

You make Your beautiful covenant

known to them

 

And who are we

to receive Your favor?

 

Who are we to receive Your

Instruction

Guidance

Teaching

Love

Faithfulness

Confidence

Revelation?

 

We are not worthy, God

 

But You are,

and You choose this for us

 

And it makes us want to choose

Humility

Following

Faithfulness

Fear

 

Before You

All the more

 

– Susie Stewart

 

But me He caught—reached all the way from sky to sea; He pulled me out Of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning. They hit me when I was down, but God stuck by me. He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved—surprised to be loved!

– Psalm 18:15-17 (MSG)

 

His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us.

– Acts 17:27 (NLT)

 

Photo by Susie Stewart