Who is a God like You, who forgives iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He retains not His anger forever, because He delights in mercy and loving-kindness. Micah 7:18 AMPC
Context and Charge:
The verses just before this one takes us on a journey; we see God's hatred of and punishment for sin, but we also see His heart for mercy and grace. We see the prophet review his immediate environment, and he could see the evil being perpetrated by the people of His time. Justice was now put up for sale to the highest bidder, and men found it easy to conspire to do evil, safe in the false hope that they could get away with it. However, for Micah, his personal encounter with God would not allow him sit on the fence, as there was a need to take a stand and declare the counsel of God for such a time like this. Can God count on me as a vessel He can use in these strange times we are in now? Is my life the kind that can remind people of the importance of fleeing sin?
We see God introduced to us by someone who would have experienced His mercy, grace and forgiveness. Let it be known that the only way we could be alive today is because of God's mercy. Sin is such a big deal that it would have led to eternal separation from God, if Jesus had not died. His death and resurrection have opened the door for us to make an approach to God's throne of grace, and we now operate under a new covenant of life. By the blood of Jesus, we now have a new standing. There is nothing else that can wash away sin; no soap or cleansing soda could have done the trick. No person, no matter how gifted, talented or connected, can do the work that Jesus has done. If you have experienced the power of the blood, it is not what you take lightly.
Conviction and Conclusion:
We know the value and do not take it for granted. It is an experience all of us must seek and hold on to till the end. Let it be known today that there are eternal consequences to sin. God would not pay such a high price for something frivolous; if Jesus had to die, it must have been for something serious. God's anger has now been fully satisfied by the punishment for sin, which was the shedding of blood. It is mercy that drew these plans out, and then grace brought the plans down to man. It will then be utter foolishness for a man to wallow again in that which he has been saved from. I do not want to incur God's wrath on myself; God delights in mercy, but this mercy only applies down here on earth. A time is coming when mercy will be withdrawn, and then only judgement will remain. I must strive to get it right; eternity is at stake. God's time of favour is here.
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