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June | June 30, 2008
Monday, June 30, 2008
The cause of some illnesses can only be removed by the knife of the doctor.
When he operates he does not cut to hurt, but to heal. Similarly, when God
saw Israel’s drastic spiritual condition He prescribed the painful experience of
the captivity. He did it in order to heal; in order to restore; in order
to renew. The prophet Micah’s task was to proclaim this impending
judgment. But shining through the dismal forecast was the promise of
restoration. In reading the book of Micah you will learn to let God choose
the discipline suited for your deliverance. Don’t try to be delivered from
the discipline, for deliverance comes through the discipline. Did you get
that? Don’t try to be delivered from the discipline, for deliverance comes
through the discipline. Endure it. Then thank God for it.
Listen to Micah 7:9: “Because I have sinned against Him, I will bear the Lord’s
wrath until He pleads my case and establishes my right. He will bring me
out into the light; I will see His righteousness.” He can say this because
of what he knows about God as expressed in verses 18 and 19: “Who is a God like
you who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of His
inheritance? You do not stay angry forever, but delight to show mercy.
You will again have compassion on us. You will tread our sins under foot
and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.” Those who think
the God of the Old Testament is a God of wrath need to reflect on these verses.
God wants to forgive and restore. Turn to Him, trust in Him and He will do
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