Judgment and Rejection

 

    God showed Micah about how He was going to judge the oppressors.  It is called the Woe Oracle for the wicked.  It will be a bad time for those that plan evil things to seize power.  They deprive people of what is rightfully theirs, so God brought disaster upon the proud.  The will lament all that they had taken from them.  They were traitors amongst their own.  It never pays to become rich in a deceptive manner.

    God warns people over and over what is required to live a peaceful and nice life.  He wants to give, not take away.  However, when people insist in rejecting God's authority over their lives, the only choice he has is to bring shame upon them.  Don't listen to false prophets who will lead you astray.  They will have you lose sight of God's holiness and judgment.  

    God is not impatient, but He does have a limit to the amount of evil He can stand.  His words bring good to the upright, but war upon those that reject them.  You can't steal God's blessings and get away with it.  To defile what is God is to curse yourself to destruction upon your life.  It will lead to your rejection when the time comes.  Evil will be exiled eternally.  

    God will gather His people.  He will collect His remnant and once we are all together we will have eternal peace.  The gathering will be a noisy time, but Jesus made the way.  Ignore the noise and follow His voice.  Leave everything else behind or you will fall behind.  Trust that God is the only leader you really need and that He will take care of you.

Micah 2