Year 6, Day 243: Micah 3

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Discipleship Focus: Character

• Character: Having the interior life that is necessary to support the work that God sets before a person.  It is hearing from God and obeying.  It is doing the right thing when nobody is looking.

When looking at the minor prophets, especially the early minor prophets, it is important to be prepared for what you will find.  God is not happy with the people.  He has a laundry list of complaints.  That being said, it is even more important to understand what the complaints are all about.  God isn’t upset that they aren’t paying enough attention to them.  He isn’t upset that they are worshipping Him in the wrong way.  He’s upset about something far greater.

He’s upset about their character.  He’s upset about the fact that the leadership looks to their constituents as means to get rich.  The leadership are treating their people like meat prepared for a pot – ready to be consumed.

The leaders turn the straight things crooked.  The leaders take bribes.  The priests preach what the people with money want to hear.  The prophets give oracles for the right price. 

They aren’t interested in leading people to God.  They aren’t interested genuinely proclaiming God’s truth.  They aren’t interested in being used by God.

Their character is flawed.  In fact, we might say that there is no character at all.  They aren’t interested in righteousness.  They are interested in their own desires, their own pursuits, their own prosperity, and their own glory.  Their character is centered on themselves.

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