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Micah 7 (ESV)
God’s Steadfast Love and Compassion
18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
and passing over transgression
for the remnant of his inheritance?
He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.
19 He will again have compassion on us;
he will tread our iniquities underfoot.
You will cast all our sins
into the depths of the sea.
20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and steadfast love to Abraham,
as you have sworn to our fathers
from the days of old.
REFLECTION:
- God is very willing to show kindness and mercy to people (18)! God’s forgiveness is not out of reluctance. God is happy when we repent, and once we turn to God, He will forgive us. Today we can confess our sins to God and repent, and accept God’s loving forgiveness. But we must not arrogantly reject this free gift from God.
- At the end, the prophet Micah once again reminded the people to know who the master of the universe and human life is. In the experience of life, God is the Most High God. He is slow to anger (18), shows great mercy, forgets human transgressions (19), and saves us according to the eternal covenant he made with the ancestors of Israel (20). Sincerely hope that Christians can exalt God’s authority in their life and follow His will as the principle in their life. When we are rich, we will not forget the grace of God and share everything with others; when we are poor, we will not deviate from the path of the Lord and look to His supply at any time, so that when we live in the world, we can glorify the holy name of the Lord.
PRAYER:
Dear God, Who is a God like you? You pardon my iniquities and forgive my sins. You don’t always hold anger to me, You love to show kindness to me. I hope I can uphold Your authority, do Your will in life, and glorify Your holy name.
HYMN:
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross – youtu.be/dPdmmzRHlMA
