Micah 5:4-5

"He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD His God. And they will live securely, for then His greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. And He will be their peace."

When I came across these verses they got me thinking about all of the attributes of Christ that are mentioned here. The fact that He is standing to keep watch over the flock made me think of His faithfulness. The next word, "shepherd," implies a tenderness in caring for the sheep. The verse then says that He shepherds His flock in the "strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord His God." I was so encouraged to think of the strength and power that Christ uses to keep His people, because it goes on to say that we are secure.

Also, because of the security of the Christian and the power of Christ, "His greatness will reach to the ends of the earth." I think that oftentimes we think that glorifying God is something the Christian says or something specific that they do. The reality is that just by continuing on with God in the sight of the fallen world around us, we can glorify God in a tremendous way! In many instances actions speak louder than words. Another way that we can glorify God is by making Christ our peace. The world is always watching, and if we find our peace in Christ rather than in temporal things, how much that says about the God we serve. He is faithful, tender, caring, powerful, majestic, great, able to keep his sheep, able to give peace to His people, and worthy of praise!