- In that day, declares the Lord, I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away and those whom I have afflicted; and the lame I will make the remnant, and those who were cast off, a strong nation; and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion from this time forth and forevermore. Micah 4:6-7 – As many of the prophets do, Micah has now switched the focus of his message to not the present struggle of Israel but the distant future for Israel in the last days. Micah is speaking about the Millennial period when Jesus will be King over all the earth, and we see the beautiful peace that is attached to Jesus’ reign. People from all nations will come to seek Jesus out to learn His ways. They will be no more war so there will be no need for weapons when Jesus is on the throne. Even those who were driven away or were lame or were afflicted somehow, their story under Jesus’ rule will not be outcast anymore but “a strong nation.” While we only get around a half dozen verses in this chapter speaking of what the future is to look like under Jesus’ rule, it’s a beautiful view. No war, no outcast, and people flocking to the Lord…that a special image to behold. Know then as we serve the Lord today, even though we aren’t in this special image yet, this is what’s to come that we will get to enjoy some day. While I wish I could tell you when, and I wish I could tell you that we could just be in that glorious time now instead of the struggles we are in, take comfort knowing such wonder is ahead. Jesus on the throne, and His word ruling the world. Let’s live today with the Lord on the throne of our lives knowing He is seated on the throne of Heaven. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3306
- It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it, and many nations shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. Micah 4:1-2 – This is what God desires from us. He wants the world to lift Him higher than everything else in their lives and to seek deeper how to follow His ways. If a person we really love expresses a deep desire of theirs, don’t we often seek out how we can make that a reality? God is here expressing His desire to us so let’s see how we can start doing this in our own life. How can you today put God higher above all else in your own life? What’s a way you can show Him you want to know His ways better? You know His desire here, see how you can make that a reality in your life today. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 665
- He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore; but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid, for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken. For all the peoples walk each in the name of its god, but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God forever and ever. Micah 4:3-5 – For a people that had been under oppression for generations this promised life would have sounded extremely attractive. No war, being able to sit and enjoy his life, this would have been a dream. Yet why would Israel be able to step into such a dream? Because they had chosen to walk after the Lord. The other nations chose their own gods and are experiencing nothing like the peace spoken of in these verses. Yet Israel, who chose God, would taste such peace. Here Micah is seeking to open Israel’s eyes to their choice of who they are going to follow and the wonderful promises that are attached to following the Lord. Each day we too must make a choice of who we’re going to follow. Many around us aren’t choosing to follow the Lord and their life is filled with the results of not following the Lord. Choose though a different path and different results for your story. What things have often been what you have followed in the past? Identity them and be steadfast in your choice to no longer let those lead you anymore. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2096
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