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. Micah 7:8
Micah, a prophet of the 8th century BC speaks of God’s judgment against Samaria, Israel’s capitol and Jerusalem, Judah’s capitol. He denounced money-grabbing rulers, priests and prophets and the exploitation of the helpless. There was rampant dishonesty in business and a great deal of sham religion by people bent on social climbing rather than true worship. These sins meant destruction but in the aftermath of destruction comes the promise of restoration, God’s specialty.
When sin is the normal order of life, healthy relationships are impossible. Buildings may crumble, but the emotional and spiritual erosion of humanity is the high cost of worldly gain. A consequence of disobedience is shame but when your hope is in the LORD a light comes to cast away the shadows of sin’s sorrow.
Corporately, Israel and Judah failed until there was only a remnant left to seek God’s will and glory. In that state of destitute darkness came a Holy Infant, the Light of the World.
Basking in the Son,
Gretchen