View, Consider, and Count

 Jeremiah 42-44; Psalms 48; Revelations 13

“Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments. Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers, consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation. For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.”

Psalm 48:11-14

God is our fortress, yet like Israel we often need physical expressions of his presence to comfort us and encourage us. Like the inhabitants of Zion, we need to view, consider, and count our blessings in Christ, so that we, too, can tell of them to the next generation. Physical walls, fortresses, and temples do not last forever. Only God is eternal. Trusting in the Lord for his guidance, provision, protection, and plan for each day is how we live practically, in Christ. When we dwell in God’s presence each day, like Israel dwelt on Mount Zion, we, too, become a witness to the reality and goodness of God to those around us and to the next generations.

“Lord God, you have been so good to me. Counting my blessings in you has transformed my life and filled me with gratitude, for your glory.”