Micah

Be Fair.

Be Forgiving.

Be Humble.

Live a life of gratitude for His mercy and grace knowing ALL things come from God and you earned none of it…it was a gift.

It is the Lord who ultimately gives a person strength, courage, and ability to exercise the virtues of godly living.

Micah 6:8

⁸      He has shown you, O man, what is good;

And what does the Lord require of you

But to do justly,

To love mercy,

And to walk humbly with your God?

¹² “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 

Deuteronomy 10:12

⁶For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. 

Hosea 6:6

⁶So you, by the help of your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, And wait on your God continually. 

Hosea 12:6

¹⁷Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow. 

Isaiah 1:17

Are we still the land of the free and brave? We are a country founded on the immigrants who left everything to come to America.

No one is braver than the parent who leaves his homeland and every possession to seek freedom and save the lives of their children. 

In Micah’s time the norms of society had broken down; everyone was out to destroy someone else. The people were pursuing evil with gusto. The leaders of the state were leading the way. Sound familiar?

Micah 7:2

² The faithful man has perished from the earth,

And there is no one upright among men.

They all lie in wait for blood;

Every man hunts his brother with a net.

³ That they may successfully do evil with both hands—

The prince asks for gifts,

The judge seeks a bribe,

And the great man utters his evil desire;

So they scheme together.

¹²For I know your manifold transgressions And your mighty sins: Afflicting the just and taking bribes; Diverting the poor from justice at the gate. 

Amos 5:12

¹¹Her heads judge for a bribe, Her priests teach for pay, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the Lord, and say, “Is not the Lord among us? No harm can come upon us.” 

Micah 3:11