When we look around us, it would seem that the World has gone mad. They do not want to hear the gospel message. Even those who proclaim they want to spread the truth, appear at times so disingenuous or frustrated by the surroundings. This is not the first time God’s message fell onto deafened ears. Nor is it the first time that the true messengers were overrun by false messengers. The same was true of Micah. Many of the contemporary priests and prophets tried to cast him out; but he preached on. He did not know what would happen to him. Yet, he continued on to spread the word from God, proclaiming that “God is my Salvation.”
He had presented God’s case against the people with precision and told them what was about to come. Beyond that he did tell them of the bright future in the distant future for all those who would believe. This is much like we must do in this day. I feel world gone mad around us. But our hope is in never forgetting “God is My Salvation”.
Proclamation against a World Gone Mad
Micah 6 Hear now what the Lord says:
“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice.
2 Hear, O you mountains, the Lord’s complaint,
And you strong foundations of the earth;
For the Lord has a complaint against His people,
And He will contend with Israel.
They had no response that could justify what they had done. It had been God’s mercy that saved them and protected them. He had rescued them from their own sin so many times. It had been His mercy and faithfulness that restored them repeatedly. Yet, once more when things are going good, they forsook Him. So the question came. What really is it that God requires. Is it insincere acts of religiousity? No
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
Ten thousand rivers of oil?
Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:7-8
Micah’s Woeful Cry
Micah wept for the people. He knew that though faithful to God, on this earth he was going to go through the same tragedy with them. Furthermore, also knew that few could be trusted. At that time he felt all alone, if it were not for God being on his side.
7 Woe is me!
For I am like those who gather summer fruits,
Like those who glean vintage grapes;
There is no cluster to eat
Of the first-ripe fruit which my soul desires.
2 The faithful[a] man has perished from the earth,
And there is no one upright among men.
They all lie in wait for blood;
Every man hunts his brother with a net.
3 That they may successfully do evil with both hands—
The prince asks for gifts,
The judge seeks a bribe,
And the great man utters his evil desire;
So they scheme together.
4 The best of them is like a brier;
The most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge;
The day of your watchman and your punishment comes;
Now shall be their perplexity. Micah
Sounds a lot like our world today?
But what do you do in a world gone mad. Can you trust even your friends? Sometimes not and that was the case for Micah. But listen to his conclusion of this.
Do not trust in a friend;
Do not put your confidence in a companion;
Guard the doors of your mouth
From her who lies in your bosom.
6 For son dishonors father,
Daughter rises against her mother,
Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
A man’s enemies are the men of his own household.
7 Therefore I will look to the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation;
My God will hear me. Micah 7
When he remembered “God is My Salvation”
Suddenly there is strength in his voice as he rebukes those who want to do him harm.
Do not rejoice over me, my enemy;
When I fall, I will arise;
When I sit in darkness,
The Lord will be a light to 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 forth to the light;
I will see His righteousness.
10 Then she who is my enemy will see,
And shame will cover her who said to me,
“Where is the Lord your God?”
My eyes will see her;
Now she will be trampled down
Like mud in the streets. Micah 7
Judgement Will Come and Quickly Then all will see
11 In the day when your walls are to be built,
In that day the decree shall go far and wide.
12 In that day he shall come to you
From Assyria and the fortified cities,
As the fortress to the River,
From sea to sea,
And mountain to mountain.
13 Yet the land shall be desolate
Because of those who dwell in it,
And for the fruit of their deeds.
Yet God has a Plan to Redeem-He is My Salvation
16 The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
They shall put their hand over their mouth;
Their ears shall be deaf.
17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent;
They shall crawl from their holes like [i]snakes of the earth.
They shall be afraid of the Lord our God,
And shall fear because of You.
18 Who is a God like You,
Pardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in mercy.
19 He will again have compassion on us,
And will subdue our iniquities.
You will cast all ]our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
20 You will give truth to Jacob
And mercy to Abraham,
Which You have sworn to our fathers
From days of old.
So when we see the world gone mad, remember that “God is My Salvation” and in that truth stand firm to the end. We win.
DO YOU KNOW CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR AND LORD? He is our only Hope in Life and Death! Our Joy is found in Him.
Therefore if you don’t know Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord: I urge you today. Go to my page titled How to Be Saved by clicking on this link. There is nothing more important than this; because He is the way, the truth and the life. Therefore, I urge you to seek Him today.
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