But As For Me

 Micah 4:5, 12 (NIV)  All the nations may walk in the name of their gods, but we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever. … But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD; they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

Micah 7:7, 18-19 (NIV)  But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. … Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.

            Micah—a book of both judgment and prophecy—once again pronouncing judgment on the rebellious nation of Israel, but also proclaiming God’s plan of deliverance and the promise of future hope. Israel had been warned time and again not to follow the ways of the nations around them. And lest we be too harsh on the Israelites; is our nation any better? Do we not succumb to the inviting concepts of “inclusion” and “tolerance” and “individualism” rather than remaining steadfast and true to what God has ordained through his Word? We have lost the concept of right being right and wrong being wrong. Our nation is rapidly becoming one oozing, bubbling pot of wokeness. We have lost the ability to stand firm in our convictions; instead we yield to the worldly gods of compromise. Do we honestly think we will escape any judgment from the Almighty?

            Yet there is hope—there is always hope. For those who repent, God is merciful and offers pardon for sin because of the compassion he has for his people. So what exactly does God want and expect from us?

Micah 6:8 (NIV)  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.

Gracious Heavenly Father,

            We come to you acknowledging our proclivity for tolerating wrong and compromising with worldly views. We know that you alone are the only true God and that you alone are to be worshiped and obeyed. Yet in the face of the slightest controversy, instead of standing boldly for truth, we buckle like cowards afraid of the wokeness around us. We ask you to forgive our failings. Grant that we might steadfastly walk humbly with You all the days of our lives.

            In Jesus name, Amen.

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