Micah 1
Walk in Integrity!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Tuesday, September 17.
Micah has been called, “Little Isaiah” because his prophetic ministry paralleled that of the Prince of Prophets, with Micah’s seven-chapter book being a tithe of Isaiah’s sixty-six chapters. The time of his ministry is made clear in Micah 1:1, “The word of the Lord which came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.” Interestingly, over a century later, the timing of Micah’s prophetic ministry was verified, as his bold message was compared to Jeremiah’s, as described in Jeremiah 26:17-19:
Then some of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying, “Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘Thus the Lord of hosts has said, “Zion will be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem will become ruins, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.” ’ Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the Lord and entreat the favor of the Lord, and the Lord changed His mind about the misfortune which He had pronounced against them? But we are committing a great evil against ourselves.”
Micah was obedient to God as a prophet to Israel and Judah. His life and message, as described in Micah 1:8, had the same character as that of the major prophets, “Because of this I must lament and wail, I must go barefoot and naked; I must make a lament like the jackals and a mourning like the ostriches.”
Seize the moment and walk in the integrity of what God has asked you to do. No matter how small your ministry may appear, God uses faithful people to produce lasting fruit that will bless others for generations to come (John 15:16).
God bless you!
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