What Has He Done?

O. T. #2193  "What Has He Done?"

May 17, 2022

Micah 6

LET IT GLOW

Has God blessed you today? How has He blessed your family lately? Do you remember to give Him the thanks and praise that He deserves? We have a wonderful new church family, sweet children and grandchildren, marvelous friends, and most of all, an awesome Savior.

Micah's third message is about His controversy with His people and their only hope. Sometimes we need to step back, look around, take inventory, and realize how good our God has been to us.

 In the first 5 verses, God, through Micah, reminds them of His faithfulness. As if in a

*The mountains and hills are the inanimate nature who are called upon as impartial witnesses of Israel's sin. (verse 1)

* Israel is challenged to contend (defend, debate) with them. However, the mountains and hills were there before Israel was in the land (and will be there when Israel is removed). They have witnessed Israel's sins (worshiping pagan gods and idols on the mountains).

Do we realize that God sees and hears all that is going on everywhere? He knows when we sin and how we sin. That should cause us to repent often throughout the day, since we are not perfect, huh?

LET IT GROW

God addresses the mountains and advises them of His controversy (rebuke, strife, chiding, plead)  with His people. He condescends to plead with His wayward nation. (verse 2)

Then in verse 3, God asks questions: What have I done unto thee: and wherein have I wearied thee?

In other words, God is asking Israel, "Why have you turned from Me? Why have you rejected Me? What have I done to you?"

Instead of lodging a charge against them, God came down on their level and challenged them. Actually, the problem is not with God, but with the people. God had been faithful to Israel, always. He provided them with a Promised Land flowing with milk and honey, luscious grapes, and fertile land. Such blessings. All God required from them was to keep their end of the covenant, to worship and love only Him and love their neighbor.

So I ask, "What has God done for you?" Is He your Savior, Redeemer, Provider, Healer? Then praise Him and share with others.

 

LET IT GO

It's Your breath in our lungs, so we pour out our praise to You, Holy God!

All the earth will shout Your praise!

Our hearts will cry, these bones will say, "GREAT ARE YOU LORD!