MICAH 7
18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
THERE IS NO ONE LIKE OUR GOD
What a finish to this glorious Book- just absolutely wonderful!
The answer I know I can give and I hope you can too is:
THERE IS NO GOD LIKE OUR GOD
Why? Because he is the only one who can pardon sin. Because Jesus has dealt with and broken sin’s authority over us, it’s hold has been smashed in pieces and the curtain has been torn – allowing us to enter the holy place of God’s presence through the blood of the lamb.. AMEN.
The Jews in this book of Micah had been told so much of what was wrong with them. Corruption and idol worship were rampant throughout the land and yet God gave this amazing promise to his People.
I wonder if your land is full of sin and idol worship. Well, this is the promise God holds out to you: it is this, that your land: your community can be saved because God is the one who pardons sin.
What Man has broken, God puts back together. Sin brings forth death, Jesus brings life. He brings life, because we are no longer under the curse of sin, no one else could rid the world of the curse, he had to become a curse for us.
Millions and millions of people hope to reach God, they pray five times a day, they worship stone idols etc, but these things cannot change man’s heart, only one thing can.
Man needs to have a new heart, the heart of sin has to be replaced by the heart of flesh Ezekiel 36.
The story of the valley of dry bones in Ezekiel could only be brought to life by God, no buddha could do it, no Mohammed could do it, only Christ could do it.
When God saves a man/woman, he passes from death to life. We are removed from the kingdom of darkness and brought into the kingdom of light. Ephesians 2:1-8.
THEREFORE
We need to proclaim the main difference between the one true God and the many false gods around today and it is summed up in these verses. Our God can deal with sin. He can pardon our sin if we come to him in repentance. These idols which people bow down to, of wood and stone, are objects. They cannot save from sin, they cannot pardon sin, they cannot have mercy and compassion on the sinner.
No Buddha or Mohammed can pardon sin and deal in mercy. They do nothing for man. They are just men. There is only one true God… He says in Exodus 3:14..’I AM THAT I AM.’
OUR GOD IS LIKE NO OTHER… AMEN
Let’s tell the world!!!
God bless you
Keith