SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 1/11/2016
11:43 PM
My Worship Time Focus: Introduction
to Micah 7:7-20
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Micah 7:7-20
Message of
the verses: “7 But as for me, I will watch expectantly
for the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. 8
Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy. Though I fall I will rise; Though I dwell
in darkness, the LORD is a light for me. 9 I will bear the indignation of the
LORD Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case and executes
justice for me. He will bring me out to the light, And I will see His
righteousness. 10 Then my enemy will see, And shame will cover her who said to
me, "Where is the LORD your God?" My eyes will look on her; At that
time she will be trampled down Like mire of the streets. 11 It will be a day
for building your walls. On that day will your boundary be extended. 12 It will
be a day when they will come to you From Assyria and the cities of Egypt, From
Egypt even to the Euphrates, Even from sea to sea and mountain to mountain. 13
And the earth will become desolate because of her inhabitants, On account of
the fruit of their deeds.
“14 Shepherd Your people with Your scepter, The
flock of Your possession Which dwells by itself in the woodland, In the midst
of a fruitful field. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead As in the days of old. 15
“As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt, I will show you miracles."
16 Nations will see and be ashamed Of all their might. They will put their hand
on their mouth, Their ears will be deaf. 17 They will lick the dust like a
serpent, Like reptiles of the earth. They will come trembling out of their
fortresses; To the LORD our God they will come in dread And they will be afraid
before You. 18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity And passes over the
rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He
delights in unchanging love. 19 He will again have compassion on us; He will
tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, You will cast all their sins Into the
depths of the sea. 20 You will give truth to Jacob And unchanging love to Abraham,
Which You swore to our forefathers From the days of old.”
You may think that this is a funny place to give an
introduction, but this is the way that Dr. Wiersbe has broken up this chapter
as we begin our final main point in the book of Micah. Dr. Wiersbe entitles this last main point “Because
of God’s great mercies, Trust in the Lord.”
He writes in this introduction to this section: The prophet reached a turning point when he
looked away from the sins of the people and meditated on the faithfulness of
the Lord. ‘But as for me, I watch in
hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me’ (V. 7 NIV). He would ‘watch and pray’ and put his trust
only in the Lord. This verse is the ‘bridge’
that connects the sections on sin and judgment with this closing section of
hope.
“In this final section of Micah’s third message, we
must distinguish several voices: the
nation (vv. 8-10), the prophet (vv. 11-13), the Lord (vv. 14-15), and the
prophet again (vv. 16-20). We must also
realize that Micah is looking down through the centuries with prophetic vision
to the time when Israel will come through great tribulation to come, ‘dress
rehearsals’ as it were. But the future
will bring victory to God’s people, not defeat, when the Lord fulfills His
promises and establishes the kingdom.”
1/12/2016 12:00 AM
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