Micah 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7 brings to mind Psalm 71:14: “As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more,” a philosophy I fully believe in. Hope is a beautiful, necessary, fragile thing, and to me, this chapter is all about the rightness of our hope placed in God, in His mercy, compassion, and love.
Micah 7:8 Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
Human beings are fickle and fallible. Putting our faith in humans doesn’t end well. We disappoint. We get angry for no good reason. We refuse to forgive or take our own sweet time about it. We use a different measuring stick with fellow humans than we want God to use with us. Jesus, Help us.
Micah 7:18 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.
Precious Savior, Thank You for Your love, mercy, and compassion. Help me to be more like You in my ability to show these things to my fellow humans. Thank You that I can always place my hope in You and that hope in You is never misplaced. Amen.
Micah 7:19 You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.
Have a blessed day.