Micah the prophet brought a message of judgment against Samaria and Jerusalem,judgment was coming,the wealthy powerful people were exploiting the poor and vunerable (2 v 1-2 ).There were false prophets, (2 v6ff/ 3 v5ff) and the rulers were destroying God's people (3 v 1ff), there are other things we could say as regards what the books about,it would be a profitable study,David Priors book in ,'The Bible speaks today' series,would be helpful,it also covers Joel and Habakkuk) I just want to consider 3 v9 -11,whch highlights the blind hypocrisy of the rulers,here is a summary,they despised justice,were violent,wicked,would accept bribes and were motivated by money'. Inspite of that,they looked to the Lord for support,and said,'Is not the Lord among us? No disaster will come upon us'.' It reminds me of song that Patsy Cline sang,here is a verse from it.
'I go to church on a Sunday,the vows that I make,
I break them on Monday,the rest of the week, I live
as I please,then come Sunday morning,I pray on my knees'
It is sad that there are people who have, as one person says,'A Sundays-only faith'.Chistianity is a 24/7 faith,that means in our home ,our work life,and every aspect of our lives
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