The Minor Prophets: Micah

Micah’s two biggest concerns are also Jesus’ two greatest concerns - that we might love God with all that we have and all that we are, and that we might love our neighbor as ourself.  These aren’t new concerns. Amos mentions these things. Hosea mentions them. Now Micah. What does this tell us about people? We have the same sinful inclinations.

It shows us a bit of our nature. The Bible is a mirror. It is a true, impartial mirror. It is a light that shines and reveals our true nature and the evil that is in our hearts that we would prefer to keep in the darkness. And the truth is we are all prideful, we are all prone to idolatry, and we are all prone to self-centeredness. 

It was for those sins that judgment was coming for Israel and Judah, which means we too will face judgment for those sins. This should cause us to ask how we might be right with God, what God might require of us in order to be right with Him.