The Lord is planning disaster against this people who is planning and making iniquity

Micah 2:1-13
Woe to those who plan iniquity to those who plot evil on their beds!
The Lord is planning disaster against this people, from which you cannot save yourselves. No one in the assembly of the Lord to divide the land by lot.
God's word do good to him whose ways are upright.
Get up, go away! for this is not your resting place, because it is defiled, it is ruined, beyond all remedy. Those are false prophets.
The Lord promised to gather all of people of Jacob, bring together the remnant of Israel. God will be their king pass through the gate before them.
Why?
Those with power and influence are all on the make, and not fussy about the means they use. So property is seized and families made destitute; and the preacher is told this is none of his business. Far from promoting justice, the nation's headers 'hate good and love evil.'
Evil men planning their iniquity, but the Lord is planning disaster against them. They do not know what will happen to them.
God's word do good to him whose ways are upright, so to those doing evil won't listen to God's word.
The Lord let those people do evil things a while, they will not receive any remedy for their own sins.
How?
God's word do good to me for I obey the command of the Lord. Don't too worry about the evil doers, the Lord is planning disaster against them.

Hear, you peoples , all of you; Pay attention, O earth -- Micah

Micah 1:1-16
The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, king of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
Hear, you peoples , all of you; Pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it.
Let the Lord God be a witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.
All this is for the transgression of Jacob and for the sins of the house of Israel.
What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is the high place of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?
The Lord announced the disaster to Samaria and Judah.
Why?
Do I hear the word or warning from the Lord?


How?
Hear, you peoples , all of you; Pay attention, O earth!

Speak always be gracious, seasoned with salt

Colossians 4:2-18
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
Let speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
To declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which Paul is in prison.
It is good to find Mark reinstated after the trouble he once caused between Paul and Barnabar.
Luke stayed with Paul to the end. Aristarchus, who though a Jew came from Greece, was another longstanding companion of Paul's and had been involved in the riot at Ephesus.
Why?
Prayer for our self and for the needy persons with thanksgiving and being watchful, for we are easy to be lazy and pray the same thing repeat the same words.
Paul was in prison at Rome when he wrote this letter.
The new life is one of prayer and thanksgiving to God.
Speak with salt that is the role of  Christian  in the world, let the word be purified and preserved for the good, influence others gradually to the right behavior with the truth.
How?
Speak always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that I may know how I ought to answer each person.

Whatever your do, work heartily, as for the Lord

Colosians 3:18-25
The rules of Christians households.
Wives submit to husband, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands love wive, and do not be harsh with them. Children obey parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Father do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
Slave obey in everything those who are your earthly master, not by way of eye-service, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
Whatever your do, work heartily, as for the Lord. You will receive the inheritance as your reward.
We are serving the Lord Christ. There is no partiality.
Why?
Paul's word shapes our thinking.
Home and household are transformed by outgoing, unselfish love in every relationship.
How wonderful family living style as everyone obey God's word to do their job and fear the Lord.
How?
Do everything with love, unselfish, work heartily as for the Lord. Serve for the Lord not for the men.

Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus

Colossians 3:5-17
Put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving each other as the Lord has forgiven you.
Put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. Be thankful
Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Why?
Put off the old self, which are with many evil practices and minds. Put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of God. For Jesus Christ has risen from the death.
Put on love, peace and be thankful which are let us live in body of Christ.
Check our every behavior, action could be done in the name of the Lord Jesus.
The Loving, forgiving Lord is the model for Christian behaviour. His word shapes our thinking.
This is a new self, moving in a new direction, being renewed in the likeness of Christ, taking on his character.
How?
I have renewed life in me, which is holy and honor with power of the Lord, I am in the body of Christ. Do everything in the name of Jesus Christ. He is my Lord!

Died with Christ in God and have been raised with Christ

Colossians 3:1-4
Rules for Holy Living.
We have been raised with Christ, set out hearts on things above. Set your minds on thing above, not on earthly things.
For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Why?
There may be good sense in rules, renewed in the likeness of Christ, taking on his character.
Died with Christ to all sins, been raised with Christ to all good things.
We are not belong to this world anymore, so I should set my heart on things above, sometimes we have to deal with things on the world, but set the priority to the first for the God's.
How?
Am I have died with Christ and have risen with Christ either? Now living in my heart is not me but is the Christ Jesus. Resting in Jesus has peace and faith.

Don't go into great detail about what one has seen

Colossians 2:16-23
These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. These are drink, eat, religious festival, New moon celebration or Sabbath day.
Don't let anyone delights in false humility, worship of angels. Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, and his nonspiritual mind puffs him up with idles notion. He has lost connection with the Head.
Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.
Why?
By his death the Jewish law has been superseded: the shadow has given way to reality. "Then why behave as though you were still living the life of the world?"
Forsake the regulations that may lead us false humility or meaningless behavior to our life. Don't goes into great detail about what has seen. It is the feature of this world, it is not related to the reality of Christ. Jesus is dead, so we also dead with him in this world. He has risen, so we have new life from Christ, we are free from the sins.
How?
Do I follow the regulations with what heart and mind in present of the Lord? May my heart and my mind focus at Jesus Christ. What I have seen doesn't mean the truth, but rely on how says in Bible.

In Christ alone

Colossians 2:8-15
Be careful about hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form and you have been given fullness in Christ.
In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, circumcision done by Christ, having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.
Triumphing over them by the cross.
Tradition in Jewish are 1) to practise circumcision, 2) to observe the Jewish regulations about food and drink 3) to keep the laws about regular worship, no only at major festivals but also on the sabbath.
Why?
Christian usually be criticised by the principles of this world, we are easy be attracted by the hollow philosophy and bound by the human tradition.
In Christ we are given fullness in spiritual and bodily form.
Heart circumcision is more important for the behavior will change to follow Jesus.
It was misleading and dangerous because it was based on human teaching and not on Christ.
Christ is the One who embodies 'all the fullness' of God and in him Christan find their own fulfilment.
How?
In Christ alone I am his, and he is mine! Am I put off all my sinful nature?

Live, root and built up in him, Jesus Christ

Colossians 2:1-7
May they be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God,namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasure of wisdom and knowledge. So no one may be deceived by fine-sounding arguments
Paul is delight to see how orderly you are and how firm your faith in Chris is.
Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught and overflowing with the thankfulness.
Why?
It makes all Paul's struggle and effort to preach Christ to everyone worthwhile.
False argument was filtering into the Colossian church from various quarters.
United in love, live in Jesus so that may have the full riches of complete understanding, won't be deceived by fine-sounding arguments. Strengthened faith may let us live in Him and rooted in Him. It is not the knowledge but the life and faith.
Orderly life is good to witness of Christ.
How?
Be encourage in heart and united in love is the way of a fellowship and a church. May the Lord show me the way to serve Him.

THe mystery is Christ in you

Colossians 1:24-29
The mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints. To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
We proclaim him, admonishing告誡and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
Paul rejoice in what was suffered , and he full up his flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions, for the sack of his body- church , and he labor, struggling with all his energy.
Why?
The apostle's job is to make God's message known.
The philosophers hint at secrets, at deep things known only to the initiated. This is God's open secret: 'Christ - in you'. A share in God's own glory for every Christian! This is a 'secret' worth knowing.
Lacking: Paul applies to himself the same patten, of suffering on behalf of others, that was worked out on the cross. He is not adding to that work:Christ's saving work is complete.
But in the overlapping of the ages, between Christ's resurrection and his return, God's new people will suffer as their Master did.
What is lacking in regarding to Christ's affliction for the sack of his body - church. It is the love of initiate.
How?
Christ is in me, so I won't worry about other suffering or threaten from evil. Shell  I serve the Lord at Lanya church?

Not shifting from the hope of the gospel

Colossians 1:15-23
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. All things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Jesus Christ is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
Through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
Continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that your heard.
God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, not angle or universal.
Jesus is the living expression of God himself - active in creation, upholding all that exists. Christ is first - in existence, in power, in creation. He is the head of church and the source of its life. Through the death of his Son God has made us his friends. This is Paul's gospel - good news indeed!
Why?
Hope of the gospel is the eternal life in heaven.
Reconcile - let us connect with the Lord, it was separated by the sins.
Jesus is the head of church, he is the first, he is the image of our God.
Reconcile to himself all thing, but it is the people who believed in Him.
Jesus bring the good news - hope of gospel to the world.
When a man reconcile with God, who will change all his behavior and his mind and pleasing the Lord.
How?
Once again to know Jesus Christ who is the image of the Lord, through him and for him everything is created and through his blood we my reconcile with the Lord. Continue our faith, stable and do not shift from hope of gospel. It really need to pray to the Lord give us strength and faith.

Endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father

Colossians 1:9-14
Filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord.
Be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.
Why?
Acknowledge needs to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord. It is not discuss and theoretical talk. So as to the wisdom and understanding is showing in the daily life.
Endurance is insist to outside oppression and patience is training our inside control capability. So we need to be strengthened with all power from the Lord.
Light is the symbol of Holy and it means the truth. Sharing in the inheritance is the promise as God to Abraham.
Transfer is a procedure, we need to walk through faith, rely on God's grace, committed our sins and repent, to approach the Holy life.
How?
Endurance and patience with joy is the lesson I have to walk, let my spiritual life more mature, and could share in inheritance of saints in light.

Faith, love that spring from the hope-- Colossians

Colossians 1:1-8
Paul cheered to hear of their faith and love and hope. And he longed for God to give them fuller understanding and spiritual maturity.
Faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints.
The faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the words of truth, the gospel that has com to you.
All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood God's grace in all its truth.
Epaphas, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
Why?
Faith and love are come from the hope in Christ, in heaven.
Heard the gospel and understood God's grace in all its truth, make gospel bear fruit and growing.
Faith in Christ,  love for all the saint are the first fruit to Christians.
All its truth: tell the truth in Jesus, and show our witness of life.
How?
Steps of missionary:
Let people 1)heard the gospel and let them 2)understand God's grace in all its truth. Then it could bear fruit of gospel and grow.

God is my strong deliverer

Psalm 140:1-13
Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men; protect me from men of violence.
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence.
O Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, who shields my head in the day of battle--do not grant the wicked their desires, O Lord; do not let their plans succeed, or they will become proud.
Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused.
I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
Surely the righteous will praise your name and the upright will live before you.
Why?
Do not curse our enemies, but let them be cover with the trouble their lips have caused.
The psalmist is in real trouble from the plotting of violent people and from their venomous tongues. He prays that God will guard him and punish them, in the confident knowledge that God is for the right and implacable opposed to evil.
The Lord really listened our prayer when I turn to Him. He is a living God, he cares our prayer and out situation. He is my strong deliverer.
How?
Honest serve the Lord, praise to the Lord.  Give thanks to the Lord.
Listened my prayer:Thank the Lord gave me a better living place at Tainan that I have prayed to the Lord.

See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Psalm 139:1-24
O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
Where can I Go from your spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
Even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
All the days ordained (注定)for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
Do I hate those who hate you, O Lord, and abhor those who rise up against you?
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
This psalm is concerned with God's all-knowingness and 'everywhere-presentness', not in an abstract, but in a highly personal way.
If God knows everything, he knows me through and through, even my thoughts.
I will align myself with him in the flight against evil. Let him search out and deal with all that is wrong in me.
Why?
The Lord knows me everything. I praise the Lord for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. It is not because what I can do, or who I am.
Hate those who hast God, abhor those who against God. We love people with love but also with the righteousness of God.
My destiny has been written in the book of God.
How?
See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Praise the Lord

The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me

Psalm 138:1-8
God and me: I walk in the midst of trouble, your preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes, with your right hand you save me. The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me.
Prayer: May all the kings of the earth praise you, O Lord, when they hear the words of your mouth. May they sing of the ways of your mouth, for the glory of the Lord is great.
Do not abandon the works of your hands - the loved one, us.
Praise God: for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted.
God has answered prayer. Once again he has shown his faithful love.
He is great and high above, yet he cares for the lowly.
Why?
The proud He knows from afar, for proud men far away from the Lord.
The psalmist has a continuing story to tell of God's loving and protective care for individuals.
Praise the Lord for his love, faithfulness, name and his word.
How?
Praise the Lord with real things that he has done for us, praise God with all my heart, all my mind and all my strength.

tit-for-tat, 'an eye for an eye'

Psalm 137:1-9
How can we sing the song of the Lord while in a foreign land?
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill.
May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy.
How can the exiles sing to God in the foreign land of Babylon?
The old joyful melodies bring a lump to the throat.
Why?
Memories of the terrible destruction of their city and Temple overwhelm the. The pain of it comes out in a cry for vengeance: tit-for-tat, 'an eye for an eye'
The Israelites had no doubt witnessed just such atrocities 暴行 committed in Jerusalem by the Babylonian army.
How?
Remember the sat history is good if makes them repent and return to the Lord. So am I if I don't forget what the Lord have done to me.

Give thanks to the God of gods, for over ten thousand reasons

Psalm 136:1-26
Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever.
24 reasons to give thanks to the Lord. There are over then thousand reasons to give thanks to the Lord.
The description of God's great works in creation and history alternate with the people's refrain to God's unchanging timeless love.
Why?
Hallel is the Hebrew word for praise(as in Hallelujah: Praise the Lord!), and this psalm was sung at Passover.
The understanding, the idea of wisdom, as God's partner in creation is taken up in Proverbs 3:19-20 The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens; by his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew.
How?
How do I give thanks to the God of gods ? With what reason in my life ?  There are so many. Praise his name, worship him, pray to him, follow his words, obey his commands.

Praise the name of the Lord

Psalm 135:1-21
Praise the name of the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant!
For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.
Your name, O Lord, endures forever, your renown, O Lord, throughout all ages.
For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.
Why?
It is worthy to praise the Lord, sing to his name for it is pleasant.
The Lord is the only God in the world, praise the Lord for his is great, his compassion.
This psalm echoes many earlier ones. God is to be praised for choosing Israel, for his greatness and his mighty works.
Let priest and people sing his praise.
How?
Praise the name of the Lord with song, with heart and mind, for his love endures forever

LIft up my hands in sanctuary to praise the Lord

Psalm 134:1-3
Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,who minister by night in the house of the Lord.
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord.
May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who is the Maker of heaven and earth.
Why?
The 'Song of ascents' group of psalms closes with this little night-time prayer as the pilgrims depart.
v1 and v2 would seem to be their words to the priests and Levites, who respond with the blessing in v3
A minister in church now like ancient priest stood in sanctuary to praise the Lord.
Lift up my hands to praise the Lord!
How?
To be a minister, a servant of the Lord, praise the Lord all day.

Live together in unity

Psalm 133:1-3
How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity.
It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on Aaron's beard.
It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion.
For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.
This is a 'wisdom' psalm. The theme is the family Harmony of God's people. Precious as holy oil or dwell on bare hills.
Why?
Oil is blessing of the Lord for his work. dew is important nourish of the field, bringing fertility.
Brothers live together in unity has the blessing from the Lord, and life forevermore.
Sons of David got into fights many times, so the kingdom has many trouble and divided.
How?
Family brothers and church brothers shell live together in unity. It shows the honor of the God, shows the Lord of God among us.

Sing for joy and keep God's statutes

Psalm 132:1-18
David swore an oath to the Lord to find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.
David prayed to the Lord, May your priests be clothed with righteousness; may your saints sing for joy. The Lord swore an oath to David a sure oath that he will not revoke: I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will ever sing for joy.
If your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne or ever and ever.
This 'royal' psalm reflects the bringing of the Ark to the city and Temple.
v17 points to the future: there is a great king yet to come.
Jarr/Jearim: an abbreviation for Kiriath-jearim, where the Ark was kept for 20 years following its return by the Philistines.
Why?
David had a heart to honor God, the Lord gave words to David.
The Ark contained the record of God's ancient covenant with his people, renewed in his promise of a lasting dynasty to David.
Zion is God's chosen home, his appointed centre for worship, in the city of Jerusalem, seat of kings.
Righteousness is in the Lord, but the Lord gives us the salvation so we may clothe with righteousness.
How?
Worship to the Lord with joy, sing for joy. Keep God's statutes. Is my heart rejoice each day? Turn to the Lord when I have heartships.

Stilled and quieted my soul

Psalm 131:1-3
My heart is not proud, O Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me.
But I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
O Israel , put your hope in the Lord both now and forevermore.
The psalmist has put aside all arrogance and conceit. He is content to rest quietly in the Lord, like a child in its mother's arms. This is one of the Bible's loveliest mother-image of God.
Why?
No ambition to great thing but still and quiet my soul for my hope is in the Lord. Don't think I can make great things so my heart will be not proud, my eyes are not haughty. It is the Lord can do great thing, and under the blessing of the Lord I can do great things.
How?
Humble myself and do not proud in the service works in church! All I have, my talent, my strength, my life is the blessing of the Lord! Be still and quiet my soul!

Praying, hoping, waiting for God's help

Psalm 130:1-8
My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning.
If the Lord kept a record of sins, who could stand? But with the Lord there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.
Put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
This is a 'repenting' psalm.
Why?
Does my heart wait for the Lord more than others?
My hope is in the Lord, so I shell wait for the Lord.
Praying, hoping, waiting for Gods help, the psalmist's attitude is one of eager trust.
He implores Israel to trust as he does, for the Lord will save his people from the mess their sins have brought them to.
How?
Pray for my country, for Taiwan's people turn to the Lord, pray for my church, every God's people repent to the Lord and get the hope, joy and peace from the Lord.

Let me be a blessing man to others

Psalm 129:1-8
The blessing of the Lord be upon you! We bless you in the name of the Lord! - best blessing to others.
Let Israel now say - Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.
The Lord is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked. May all who hate Zion be put to shame and turned backward!
Why?
A single voice invites the company to elaborate on Israel's ill-treatment by their enemies. Call for God's judgment (self-justification. cursing and vengeance in Psalm)
The passed-by would normally call out a blessing by way of greeting. Comparing the English 'goodbye',  'God be with you'
How?
The pain and suffering will pass away, blessing of Lord be upon us. All the enemies can't not prevail against me for the Lord is with me, his blessing with me.
Let me be a blessing me to others.

Wisdom to a man

Psalm 128:1-6
Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!
Blessed are 1) eat the fruit of the labor of your hands. 2) shell be blessed and it shall be well. 3) have many children 4) have long life may see your children's children. 5)Peace
Why?
Everyone who fears the Lord and who walks in his ways shell be blessed by the Lord, enjoy the life.
This wisdom psalm sees obedience to God as the route to blessing.
The psalmist's picture describes everything the person of hos own day asked of life.
The New Testament changes the concept from material to spiritual reward.
The vine and the olive are symbols of peace and plenty - the fullness of God's
How?
Fear the Lord and walk in his ways is my living way.