Posts with the tag “micah”

While it is sometimes true that bigger is better, that is certainly not always the case. God delights in using small things and people that are considered to be small. "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." - Micah 5:2  Read More

We loved our sin and we were largely controlled by it before Christ saved us. But it was an offense to God that had us heading to eternal judgment. Salvation in Jesus Christ changed all of that. "He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea." - Micah 7:19  Read More

We will never reach the point of sinless perfection in this life, and even as Christians, sometimes we will fail and fall. What we do after we fall is of utmost importance. "Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me." - Micah 7:8  Read More

We have many responsibilities in the Christian life, but we must always remember that the essence of the Christian life is not rules, but rather our relationship with the Lord. "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" - Micah 6:8  Read More