Micah 7
Seek God with Faith!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Tuesday, September 24.
Where does your help come from? Israel had to keep learning the same lesson, so, in Micah 7:7-20, the prophet triumphantly concludes with a declaration of faith in the God who rescues and redeems according to His covenant faithfulness:
But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. … Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in unchanging love. He will again have compassion on us; He will tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. You will give truth to Jacob and unchanging love to Abraham, which You swore to our forefathers from the days of old.
This is not the basis for cheap grace; rather, this the very definition of grace itself. Grace is God’s undeserved merit, and there is no amount of good works that can earn it. In fact, grace is opposed to earning, but it does call us to effort in seeking after Him. Just because there is no merit system in God’s economy, doesn’t mean we are not to work hard. That is the whole emphasis of Ephesians 2:8-10, “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” That is why Micah concludes with a declaration of faith, because he believes in God to bring about good works through His people.
Seize the moment and seek God with faith (Hebrews 11:6) – “My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:2).
God bless you!
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