July 20 - Micah 6:1-7:20 | 2 Chronicles 32:1-8 | 2 Kings 18:13-18 | Isaiah 36:1-3 | 2 Kings 18:19-37 | Isaiah 36:4-22

Good morning everyone,

Yesterday we took a look at the first half of the short book of Micah finishing it up today. Micah, whose name means “who is like Yahweh”, to state the obvious, was a prophet. He came out of Judah and prophesied the same time as Isaiah, Amos and Hosea. God sent Micah north to Samaria and also south to Jerusalem to announce God’s judgement and mercy. We read in chapter 1, “Look! The Lord is coming from his dwelling place; he comes down and treads on the heights of the earth. The mountains melt beneath him and the valleys split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.” With a foot in both worlds they were guilty of idolatry. In the morning they would offer sacrifices to Jehovah and in the evenings they would slither off to the groves to worship false gods, idols of their choice.  

In chapter 6:6-7 we hear the cry of a guilty, frustrated people, asking (probably in their best whine ever) “What do you want from us? Will the Lord be pleased with……. ?”Ahhh, the cries of a rebellious children with selective memories trying to act all innocent and saying, “What did we do?” Well in verse 8, a very well known verse, they’re reminded of what they should be doing. It says, “He has shown you, O mortal, 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.” Friends, that is what it all boils down to. We are to act justly, love mercy and to walk humbly with God, our Yahweh.

Act justly you say? Why yes! That is to do what is right. Sometimes the right way won’t be popular, and sometimes you may even get bit in the butt (yes I did just say that), but right is what we are called to do. If you have to qualify it, if you have to wonder if God would think it is right, if you would not do it with Jesus standing right there watching every move you make (because He really is you know) then it would not qualify as right and you should not be doing it. Plain and simple. Make sense?

Love mercy? Oh yes, we as Christians can sometimes think we are better than “the rest”. News flash! We are so not! We are ALL sinners! Everyone, everywhere, we are all sinners, the only difference is what our mailing address will be for eternity. Those who have accepted Jesus into their hearts, postmark that “heaven” all the rest “hell”, but that doesn’t make us better, it just means our eyes have been opened and we need to show mercy for those whose eyes have not. You were once there too, we all were, so lets look at others with eyes of love. Right on?

Walk humbly with God? This only means to be solely (did you get that? SOLELY!) dependent upon God. To really understand what this means, think about how a very small child is solely dependent upon their parents. This toddler has their home, clothes, food, entertainment, recreation, education, transportation, all fundamentals provided for them. They do not have to worry about one single thing except behaving the way their parents have required them to behave. Galatians 3:26 tells us, “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.” That is how God wants us to come to Him, as a small child walking humbly, walking in faith. Amen?

Have a great day and to God be the glory.

God bless you all …