Micah 7:14–20 (NKJV) 14 Shepherd Your people with Your staff, The flock of Your heritage, Who dwell solitarily in a woodland, In the midst of Carmel; Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, As in days of old. 15 “As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt, I will show … Continue reading Be Our Shepherd
Have Hope
Micah 7:8–13 (NKJV) 8 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. … Continue reading Have Hope
I Will Wait
Micah 7:1–7 (NKJV) 7:1 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 man has perished from the earth, And there is no one upright among men. They all … Continue reading I Will Wait
Conformity
Micah 6:9–16 (NKJV) 9 The Lord’s voice cries to the city— Wisdom shall see Your name: “Hear the rod! Who has appointed it? 10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness In the house of the wicked, And the short measure that is an abomination? 11 Shall I count pure those with the wicked scales, … Continue reading Conformity
Strive for Holiness
Micah 6:1–8 (NKJV) 6:1 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. 3 … Continue reading Strive for Holiness
God Will Bring You Back
Micah 5:6–15 (NKJV) 6 They shall waste with the sword the land of Assyria, And the land of Nimrod at its entrances; Thus He shall deliver us from the Assyrian, When he comes into our land And when he treads within our borders. 7 Then the remnant of Jacob Shall be in the midst of … Continue reading God Will Bring You Back
Judgment and Promise
Micah 5:1–5 (NKJV) 5:1 Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops; He has laid siege against us; They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek. This opening verse of chapter 5 continues the theme of judgment for Israel's sins. God will strike Israel, but through a foreign enemy … Continue reading Judgment and Promise
Preparation
Micah 4:6–13 (NKJV) 6 “In that day,” says the Lord, “I will assemble the lame, I will gather the outcast And those whom I have afflicted; 7 I will make the lame a remnant, And the outcast a strong nation; So the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on, even forever. … Continue reading Preparation
The Mountain of the Lord
Micah 4:1–5 (NKJV) 4:1 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the Lord’s house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And peoples shall flow to it. 2 Many nations shall come and say, “Come, and let us go … Continue reading The Mountain of the Lord
When God Judges a Nation
Micah 3:1–12 (NKJV) 3:1 And I said: “Hear now, O heads of Jacob, And you rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know justice? 2 You who hate good and love evil; Who strip the skin from My people, And the flesh from their bones; 3 Who also eat the … Continue reading When God Judges a Nation