MICAH Takeaways
I am so stirred by one verse and by doing "the will of God" after reading through Micah. Someone once said: God's will be done and our wills be undone. And hope swells.
IDOLATRY ... The bad prophets and people pinned their peace on things turning out right. The good prophets and people penned their peace on the will of God. Scripture interprets Scripture---I think of Acts 21:13: "What are you doing weeping and breaking my heart? says Paul. For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." And the people finally concluded: Let the will of the Lord be done. Bad Prophets cry "Peace" when they have something to eat. Micah 3:5. But do those same bad prophets cry "Peace" when they are treated poorly and good withheld. No, those bad prophets "Declare War" against him who puts nothing in their mouths.
OFFERINGS ... Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? The people are groping for the good through penance. Their proposals are absurd---men will part with their firstborn before they part with their sin? "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." MICAH 6:7-8. Real conviction of sin makes you pursue peace and pardon.
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