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 7:9
All of our experience indicates that we seem more under God’s judgment than His blessing. Our culture is falling apart. Families are breaking up. God is hiding His face from us. We have sinned and we are under the wrath of God. Where do you go from there?
Micah’s hope in the darkness is that this same God whose judgment we have brought on ourselves will come and take up our case. His hope is that God will take His stand with us (not against us), that He will act for us, and that God Himself would plead the case of His people.
Imagine Almighty God speaking in your defense. Micah says, “If only that could happen!” Our only hope is if God should plead our case, if God should step in and do for us what we cannot do for ourselves, and that is precisely what God has done for us in Jesus Christ.
That’s the gospel. God came down among us in Jesus Christ. He came and stood with us. The wrath of God was poured out on Jesus when He died on the cross. God bore the wrath of God. Jesus rose on the third day. He ascended into heaven where He pleads the case of all His people.
Micah’s hope for restoring families and changing communities lies in the gospel. He’s not looking for a program or a set of techniques to make this happen, and he’s not starting a new movement. He’s looking to the gospel.
Where does your hope for restoration and change lie?
