Message from Scripture: 6/24/2020

Today’s message from Scripture comes from Micah 5:12-13; “I will remove sorceries from your hands, and you will not have any more fortune-tellers. I will remove your carved images and sacred pillars from you so that you will no longer worship the work of your hands.”

In this passage, God had looked at the lives of His people, and determined those things that needed to be discarded from their lives, what should be removed from their hearts, that something better could take their place. The Christian life involves constant house cleaning, so to speak. Displeasing practices that pile up in our lives need to be discarded. What practices does Micah say needed to be removed, that we today could profit from ridding out of our lives as well?

We must remove from ourselves any idol that destroys trust in God. Anything that takes first place in our hearts and lives other than God, is an idol that destroys trust in God and will someday destroy us as well. John wrote for us to guard ourselves from idols (1 John 5:21). We must set Christ apart from everything else as Lord in our hearts (1 Pet. 3:15).

We must also remove any guidance that destroys trust in God’s word. We may not consult mediums or psychics to make decisions, but how often do we make decisions and do things without thinking about if it fits into God’s will? “This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also works effectively in you who believe” (1 Thess. 2:13). We must always consider what God’s word tells us about how to live life.

God wants us to be our best, that we can have His best for our lives. He knows what needs to be thrown away, and what we need to keep. As the Psalmist says, abundant peace belongs to those who love God’s instruction (Psa. 119:165). Have a great day. God bless.

Robert