Hope in Small Places: Micah
Read: Micah 7:7-8
“There’s not much here.”
Ever said that about a town, perhaps one you’re driving through on a road trip while looking for a good place to eat lunch or a park to stretch your legs? You cruise the main street, unimpressed.
“Can’t we go somewhere else?” you ask.
Then you see a sign proclaiming that this town is the birthplace of a famous leader or writer. See that little white house with the green trim? It was once her home. You think, OK, maybe this place is worth a closer look.
Hundreds of years before Jesus came to earth, the prophet Micah spoke out against the leadership of Israel, warning them that their corruption and rebellion against God’s ways would not go unpunished. But Micah also spoke of hopeful things to come, the arrival of the Savior in the town of Bethlehem.
“A small town without much there,” he pointed out. But from that town came a great leader. Bethlehem—once the city of David—became known as the place of the Savior’s birth.
A similar thing is true for believers today. When we agree to let Jesus live within us, to be Lord of our lives, we are changed. Our identity is defined by Him.
Reflect
What about your family’s life is different because the Lord Jesus resides in your home?
Pray about It
Ask God to remind you of your identity in Christ when you begin to feel unimportant.