Focus
Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time.
Read
8 And you, O tower of the flock,
hill of daughter Zion,
to you it shall come,
the former dominion shall come,
the sovereignty of daughter Jerusalem.
9 Now why do you cry aloud?
Is there no king in you?
Has your counselor perished,
that pangs have seized you like a woman in labor?
10 Writhe and groan, O daughter Zion,
like a woman in labor;
for now you shall go forth from the city
and camp in the open country;
you shall go to Babylon.
There you shall be rescued,
there the Lord will redeem you
from the hands of your enemies.
11 Now many nations
are assembled against you,
saying, “Let her be profaned,
and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.”
12 But they do not know
the thoughts of the Lord;
they do not understand his plan,
that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor.
13 Arise and thresh,
O daughter Zion,
for I will make your horn iron
and your hoofs bronze;
you shall beat in pieces many peoples,
and shall devote their gain to the Lord,
their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth.
Reflect
In a world where negativity seems to lurk at every corner, it is refreshing when something good happens. In these last two years of the pandemic, lives were lost, families separated, and death was always present but even still, there were children being born, churches gathering to worship, and souls being saved.
No matter how bad the outcome looks, God always has a silver lining. This is true in our passage from Micah today. The news just keeps getting worse. The leaders of God’s people are corrupted, the world is dark and dreadful, and sin is all consuming, yet God still promises to bring His people back. He is not leaving them spread out and distant. He will call them back and make their “horn iron” and their “hoofs bronze”, they will “beat in pieces many peoples.”
Remember this today that no matter how bad it gets, God always has a silver lining. You can always rely on know Christ has died for you, He has gone ahead of you to prepare the way, and when the time comes, He will come back for you. (John 14) There is not better silver lining or a more positive outcome than to know Christ is coming for you.
Pray
Father God, we come to you now in praise and wonder of who you are. We are so blessed and thankful for you always calling us back and empowering us as your children. Forgive us of our sins that cause us to walk away. We thank you and we love you Father. Thank you for Christ Jesus and what He has done on the cross for our salvation and it is in His name that we pray, may your will not ours be done. Amen.
