Micah's ministry was under the rules of Jotham, Ahaz and
Hezekiah. The nation was whole and in
the Land at the time but Micah saw that there was no justice, no honesty and
much idolatry. He saw that there would
be a day when they were taken away, their land their own no more. He also saw that there would be restoration
and this would be the work of Yahweh. He
would show them marvelous things as the days when they came out of Egypt. Micah believes, like Job, that the redeemer
lives and that the covenant they have with Him is everlasting, his hope is in
the Lord alone and so He knows how this will eventually turn out, the Lord will
vindicate not the people who have sinned, but His Name. As the song says, and all will see how great
is our God.
The apostles walk in the power of the Holy Spirit and a man
is healed. Peter has always believed
that if Jesus did something he should be able to do the same, like walking on
water. Here, he and John see a man
begging and surely remember similar times in Jesus' ministry and Peter speaks
powerfully into the man's life and this man, who had been carried daily to this
place is now able not to walk unsteadily, but to leap! He isn't just restored to the use of his
legs, he is made whole. His reaction is
to praise God. Do we believe God can
heal and do such things today?
The key to walking in the Spirit is abiding in Jesus. If we do we will bear much fruit and we can
do many things. Apart from him we are
like branches of the vine lying on the ground, we can do nothing at all. Abiding means constant prayer, it means being
immersed in the word, not simply reading it but meditating on it, talking about
it. It looks like Deuteronomy
6.4-9. Abiding in Jesus means He is
your constant companion, you make no decision at all without asking Him. I recognize that I am a long way from that
ideal, but the journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step, it begins with
today. It begins with believing all
things are possible for one who believes.
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