Mon.’s Devo - Micah

Read: Micah 1:1-4:13; Rev. 6:1-17; Ps. 134:1-3; Pr. 30:1-4 
Micah prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah about 800 years before Christ. Micah’s name means “He Who is Like Yahwah”. He came on the scene when the kingdom had been divided and the temple had been destroyed. Judah had been badly influenced by Samaria and enticed into idolatry. Samaria was the capital of Israel and Jerusalem the capital of Judah. Both of them had high places where idolatry took place and Micah rebuked them both. Not only did they participate in idolatry but they coveted their neighbor’s fields, and used violence to steal. God does not look away at these things but warns if they continued without repentance there would be judgment.
But in the last days…things will turn around. Jerusalem will be raised up as a place of worship and God’s people will walk in his paths.
 In Revelation we read about the six seals. They correspond to the church ages. Once again it is a progression of time as we walk down church history. The first seal describes the church of Ephesus and so on. The last seal describes a huge earthquake but it is also symbolic about what is happening in the spiritual realm. God is going to shake the realms of the religious, political, entertainment, sports, business and everything that can be shaken. The mountains have to do with the proud people in authority and the islands have to do with those the people that thought they were safe in their expensive shelters. Things will get so unpredictable and scary that these great men will hide in fear. 
Lord, It is comforting to know that You planned the end and everything You do is good.