Read:
Micah 7
This chapter begins with Micah lamenting
over the moral degeneration of his society.
Looking for godly people was like trying to find summer fruit after the
harvest had ended. Evil had gotten so
bad that it wasn’t just one hand but BOTH hands that were doing evil (v.
3). The day that the watchmen had warned
them about had arrived (v. 4b). Micah
watches the family unit disintegrating (v. 6) and waits and hopes for
deliverance (v. 7). Even though
Jerusalem has fallen, she will rise. She
will suffer for her sins but will be brought from darkness to light (v.
8-9). God will punish her enemies (v.
10). Israel will be blessed through
expansion of her borders (v. 11) and people will migrate there (v. 12). God will not forget His people. They will be shepherded by Him (v. 14) and
will experience miracles and wonders (v. 15) that testify to the nations who
will be ashamed (v. 16) and will fear the Lord (v. 17). Here we see that God’s ultimate purpose for
Israel to be a light to the nations will be fulfilled as the nation’s turn to
God. God will pardon their sin and
forgive their transgressions. He
delights to show mercy and will have compassion on His people. God is faithful to His covenant and will keep
the promise that He made to Abraham.
Prayer
and Journaling
1. Micah mourns the moral degradation of
society. Ask the Lord what He wants to
say to you about the moral degradation of our society. Then, pray for our nation. Pray that you would learn to lament the sins
of our culture the way that Micah lamented the sins of his.
2. Even though Micah saw judgment coming his
hope was in the Lord (v. 7). What does
God want to say to you today about finding hope in Him through tough
circumstances?
3. Read verses 18-20 and turn them into a
thanksgiving prayer.
