“5. Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. 6. For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law, a man’s enemies are the men of his own house. 7. Therefore I will look unto the LORD, I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Rejoice not against me, O enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. 9. I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgement for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.”
Israel has come to a place where there is no one to be trusted. God has had enough with the sin of his people. In the future, Assyria will carry away the 10 Northern Tribes. Years later it will even follow with the Babylonian captivity. A great problem in the nation is the fact that God’s chosen people have turned to graven images and idol worship. The prophets in the land are corrupt and misleading the people. Through God’s leading, Micah gives a plea to “look unto the LORD”. We must realize that there is always a penalty for sin. To the lost, it’s eternal damnation in a lake a fire. To the saved, it’s hardship, emptiness, and even a life cut short. Galatians 6:7-8 “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to the his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
God is not pleased with the wickedness of our nation. Could we end up like the nation of Israel? It’s possible! The first thing Christians need to do is exam their own personal heart rather than look at others sin. Psalm 38:18 “For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.” In the context of Micah, notice how it says, “Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide…” Today, born again believers spend more time watching the news than studying God’s Word. Covid swept through the world and some people are not even back to church yet. People that use to be active in soul winning hardly pass out a tract and have become Sunday morning Christians. They look more to friends and guides than to the Word of God. There are so many things failing in society today, but we can go even further than society and look at our wildlife populations. Chronic Wasting Disease is spreading more every year. The turkey populations are declining and their not sure why. Biologists are helpful, but their not God! Psalm 50:11 “I know all the fowls of the mountains: and wild beasts of the field are mine.” Stop putting all your focus on the guides of this world, they are failing everyone! We could even go farther and say be careful who you are following as your spiritual leader. There are many false teachers on you tube and television today that are leading solid believers away from their pastors and churches.
How is your walk with God? Are you making the Word of God your final authority? If it’s not, your headed down a rough road of heartache and disaster. Proverbs 7:1-3 “My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.” How is your prayer life? Most people allow too many distractions in their life to have time in prayer with the Lord. Can you imagine how the relationship with your spouse would be if you only talked to her 10 minutes of the day? Not good! We need to stop looking to the friends and guides of this world and start believing in God’s power! Psalm 138:8 “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.” We are in desperate need for revival! Would you make revival a part of your prayer life? God is faithful! “…look unto the LORD…”
Memory Verse
Micah 7:7
“Therefore I will look unto the LORD, I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.”
