Daily Dose of the Word of God - Micah 5: 2-5

Kyle Olson, Technical Director

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Welcome to Elmhurst CRC's Daily Dose of the Word of God. It's Wednesday, December 18. This is Kyle Olson, and I serve here as the Technical Director of ECRC. Today's reading is from Micah chapter 5, verse 2 through 5.

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But you, Bethlehem of Ephrathah, of the clans of Judah, are no poor relation— From your people will come a Ruler who will be the shepherd of My people, Israel, Whose origins date back to the distant past, to the ancient days. So God will abandon Israel only until the now-laboring mother gives birth, And then those of His people who survive will be gathered back together with the rest of Israel. And he will stand and feed his flock in the power of the Eternal One, with the majesty of the name of the Eternal, his True God. And they will live in safety, for his greatness will extend to the farthest parts of the earth. He will be our peace. When the Assyrians invade us, set foot inside our strong palaces, We will raise up more than enough to conquer them—seven shepherds and eight rulers of men.

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Let's pray. Lord, thank you for your word. Thank you for your promises. Thank you for all of the evidence that we find that points towards you, your son and the Holy Spirit spreading across the earth. Keep us looking up to you, keep us looking out for your son moving around in this world and keep us looking in for the Holy Spirit and the strength that you've given us to be in this world, but not of it. In your name, Amen.