Micah Three

Two verses leapt from the pages today:
v1
"Listen, you leaders of Jacob,
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Should you not know justice,"

Leadership is a stewardship in which the leader is held accountable by God. At the time of Micah's prophesy, the leaders of the nation had led their people astray. Corruption was severe and justice was on hiatus. They treated God like a magic genie, able to be used whenever they wanted. God, however, refused to be their puppet. The same applies for us. God takes great delight in his children because He knows that His presence is the greatest place for us to be.

v6
"As for the prophets
who lead my people astray,
if one feeds them,
they proclaim 'peace';
if he does not,
they prepare to wage war against him."

These prophets were prone to accept a bribe for a favorable proclamation. They must have thought that no one would notice and if their prophesy did not come true that they would make up some excuse to get them off the hook. Their problem is that God was aware of their actions. They may have played the part on the outside, but on the inside they were something dramatically different. This is where the Holy Spirit plays a powerful role in our lives. Serving as a moral compass, He reveals the right path. What we have to be committed to is following through.

Heart and Soul,
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