Micah 5-7

October 2

Micah 5-7

God has not given up on His creation. He promises those who rebel against Him will face destruction, but He also promises to deliver His people from captivity and to give them peace. In fact, He promises a ruler from Bethlehem who will be our peace. Jesus came from the little town of Bethlehem to bring peace into a broken world. He faced rejection and ridicule, and he hung on the cross for our sin. But He also promised God’s deliverance for all who could come to Him.

God seeks a relationship and obedience from us. He is not seeking sacrifices; He does not want to have to bring discipline upon us, though He will. His desire is for us to walk with Him and to love the people around us. "He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8, NIV)

On our own we are hopeless. We continue to rebel against God. We want to walk our way instead of God’s way. But if we seek His help; if we seek His direction, if we will come to Him with humility, He will restore us. "He will bring me out into the light; I will see his righteousness." (Micah 7:9, NIV)  God loves us and wants more for us than we can begin to imagine. He is a God of grace who seeks to restore us to a right relationship with Him. He is compassionate and removes our sin through the shed blood of Jesus.

"You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea." (Micah 7:19, NIV)