Micah 6:1-16
The guilty party arrives in court and hears the legal case against them. The law has been broken and justice is required. The judge reads the charges, explains their seriousness and the importance of following the law. In the course of presenting the charges the guilty party is given a chance to respond and enter their plea. Their guilt is already known. They have a choice to humbly accept the charges as read or disagree in pride. When one shows true humility the judge will often show leniency and provide a lighter sentence. There are even examples of judges stepping out of their position, coming alongside the guilty party and paying their fines for their infractions of the law. In Micah 5 we saw God present a new king and a new way to live. Now, in Micah 6 God is bringing the legal case against His people for their sin. They need to humbly see their wrong and the seriousness of their rejection of God (1-5). God has made his desire clear (8) and it is not being religious and doing religious things (6-7). God desires a transformed life. He will bring punishment as a means to bring correction (9). The prideful rejection of God and not living His way will lead to God simply releasing the people to their own ruin as a resulting consequence of their sin (16). Today, we need the humility that the people of Micah’s day lacked. We need to walk humbly with our God by agreeing with His assessment of our sin. He tells us how we should live though His word. Psalm 119:105 says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” When we walk humbly with God we long for His will to be lived out daily in our life through submission to His ways. Are we walking humbly with our God who has given us salvation?
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The guilty party arrives in court and hears the legal case against them. The law has been broken and justice is required. The judge reads the charges, explains their seriousness and the importance of following the law. In the course of presenting the charges the guilty party is given a chance to respond and enter their plea. Their guilt is already known. They have a choice to humbly accept the charges as read or disagree in pride. When one shows true humility the judge will often show leniency and provide a lighter sentence. There are even examples of judges stepping out of their position, coming alongside the guilty party and paying their fines for their infractions of the law. In Micah 5 we saw God present a new king and a new way to live. Now, in Micah 6 God is bringing the legal case against His people for their sin. They need to humbly see their wrong and the seriousness of their rejection of God (1-5). God has made his desire clear (8) and it is not being religious and doing religious things (6-7). God desires a transformed life. He will bring punishment as a means to bring correction (9). The prideful rejection of God and not living His way will lead to God simply releasing the people to their own ruin as a resulting consequence of their sin (16). Today, we need the humility that the people of Micah’s day lacked. We need to walk humbly with our God by agreeing with His assessment of our sin. He tells us how we should live though His word. Psalm 119:105 says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” When we walk humbly with God we long for His will to be lived out daily in our life through submission to His ways. Are we walking humbly with our God who has given us salvation?
For more see MICAH
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