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And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord, his God, and they shall dwell secure.

For now he shall be great to the ends of the earth, and he shall be their peace.

What a great promise to hear from God through Micah centuries before Jesus would be born in Bethlehem.

Micah says to Bethlehem, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, this small town among the people of God, from there shall come forth one who is to be a ruler in Israel.

From ancient days, the picture here is clear. This is not just any ruler.

This is a picture of God himself, the ancient of days, coming to God's people.

In Bethlehem, being born to stand and shepherd God's flock, to be the shepherd of God's people, and to lead them into security, they shall dwell secure.

The one whose name will be great to the ends of the earth, and who will be their peace.

Jesus is one of those places in the Old Testament, inspired by God through a prophet centuries before Jesus came, telling about who he is, what he would do as God in the flesh, God with us.

So as we prepare even to celebrate Christmas in the coming weeks, just remember that for centuries, this was anticipated in God's Word.

And remember who Jesus is in your life today, the ancient of days, the eternal God in the flesh, who is your shepherd amidst whatever you are walking through.

It's whatever challenges you are facing amidst the questions you have amidst whatever will unfold in your life today or tomorrow, know that Jesus lives to be your shepherd, and in Him you have security, in Him you can rest and dwell secure.

And He is your peace, in a world where there is so much tribulation and trial and temptation to worry, don't worry today.

Jesus is your shepherd, He is leading and guiding you as you trust in Him and in Him you have peace and security that nothing in this world can shake.

Jesus, we praise you as the ancient of days promised centuries before you came born in Bethlehem to rule and to stand and to shepherd all who trust in you.

Jesus, we praise you as the good shepherd, the great shepherd of our lives, we are so glad to be your sheep, to be led by you today.

We please lead us, guide us, direct us, help us in every way we need help.

Jesus, we praise you as our security, as our peace.

We pray that you would deliver us from all worry, help us not to worry about anything today, but in everything that Thanksgiving to present our requests to you and we pray that your peace which transcends all understanding would guard our hearts and minds in Jesus.

God, we pray today for people who don't know Jesus as their peace and their security people around us that you would help us to proclaim this good news, especially as we have opportunities over the Christmas holidays and God, we pray for people around the world who don't know about the prince of peace.

God, we pray for the Nubian people of Uganda and Egypt and Sudan and South Sudan.

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