"Line "Em Up...and Mow 'Em Down!"

Scripture Passage

Isaiah 34-35:10; Micah 2-5:15

Scripture Focus

Now many nations have gathered against you.
     “Let her be desecrated,” they say.
     “Let us see the destruction of Jerusalem.”
But they do not know the LORD’s thoughts
     or understand his plan.
These nations don’t know
     that he is gathering them together
to be beaten and trampled
     like sheaves of grain on a threshing floor.
                                       (Micah 4:11-12 NLT)

Observation

Micah prophesied in Judah during the reign of King Hezekiah. The book that bears his name most notably contains the prophecy of Jesus’ birthplace as Bethlehem in Micah 5:2 and a great call to socially responsible living in Micah 6:8 (which we haven’t actually read yet on Journey66). But what’s captured my attention today is this wonderful statement regarding the sovereignty and power of God in Micah 4:11-12.

Judah seemed to be in big, big trouble—“Many nations have gathered against you.” But God had other plans. What all those powerful, intimidating, threatening nations didn’t know was that, while they thought they were gathering to destroy Jerusalem, they were really *being* gathered together “to be beaten and trampled like sheaves of grain on a threshing floor” (Micah 4:12 NLT).

I love that! Some days difficulties stack up like snowdrifts in a Kansas winter, and I presume too easily that the troubles and challenges in my life have come to destroy me. Micah’s words suggest that maybe the Lord’s just collecting ‘em all in one place for easy disposal!

Oh, that my heart would trust the simple promise of His Word and the consistent victory of His care! Line ‘em up, Jesus—and mow ‘em down!

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