Thursday
Read: Micah 7:8-13
SOAP: Micah 7:8-9
“8 Rejoice not over me, O my enemy;
when I fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.
9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord
because I have sinned against him,
until he pleads my cause
and executes judgment for me.” Micah 7:8-9
Micah knew that their enemies wouldn´t prevail forever. He trusted God and knew that, despite of the darkness that was coming towards them, they would see light in a future time. God would be their light. Judah would certainly fight against a powerful enemy. But who is more powerful than God?
These verses remind me to Psalm 27:1-3 “The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall. Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident.”
Whom shall we fear? We have a powerful enemy who is constantly thinking how to damage us. He is full of schemes and uses them against us in different ways. But the enemy of our souls, Satan, is a defeated enemy. His weapons won´t prevail against us. The Lord is our light and our salvation, we shall not fear!
Oh Lord, You defend me against my earthly enemies, those who think wrongdoings towards me, and You also defend me against my spiritual enemy. I thank You because Your light brights in the darkness. In Jesus name, Amen.