Waiting with Prayers.

20 Sep Waiting with Prayers.

Micah’s prophecy to the people of Judah sounded bleak: The nation had fallen into idolatry and other sins and as a result would face God’s judgment of suffering and exile.

🎯But in chapter 4, the book’s tone changes abruptly, and Micah is left with what we might call “waiting words”—a common feature in biblical prophecy.

🎯These are phrases that encourage Israel to be faithful even when hope seems lost.
The waiting words are “It will come about,” sometimes translated as “It shall come to pass.”

🎯God asks Israel not merely to wait—but to wait in faith. How does Micah reconcile this hope with reality?

🎯From that point on, the book takes on a more hopeful tone as God shows Micah what will come later:

🎯The Lord will restore and revive the nation, providing peace and healing. In addition, He promises the appearance of their Messiah, a shepherd-king who “will arise and shepherd His flock in the strength of the lord”

🎯Micah’s words near the end of the book capture his prayerful posture: “I will be on the watch for the lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me”

🎯Watching for the Lord, looking to Him alone, and expecting Him to hear us is the right stance when things seem bleak.

– With InTouch Ministries