Today, I am reading and commenting on  Micah 3-7.

Micah condemns the people of Jerusalem because their political leaders made decisions based upon the bribes they received, their religious leaders taught what they were paid to teach, and those tasked with predicting the future did so on the basis of what they were paid to predict.  Despite this, they believe that God will support them and that they will suffer no disaster.  Such behaviors, Micah tells us, will lead to the destruction of a nation.  From there Micah goes on to prophecy that God will raise up a redeemer to bring His people back to Him so that He can bless them once more.  Then God asks why we find it so hard to do as He asks of us.  After all, what has God asked of us other than that we act justly, love and show mercy, and walk humbly with God?  Walking humbly with God means recognizing that we are not God and that He has the right to tell us to do certain things and not do other things.  Actually, it is more than that.  Walking humbly with God means recognizing that doing the things which God tells us to do, and not doing the things He tells us not to do, will bring us greater contentment and pleasure than acting contrary to His commands.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.