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Micah was working in a time when there was little respect for the word of God, especially among the elite, and indeed the society as a whole. To live in such an atmosphere, and to be someone who is declaring the word of God in that environment can be quite daunting, even intimidating. But that leaves out the Spirit of God! Micah was not daunted, rather he was “filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might”. That is one reason why in such circumstances we must be careful that we do not seek to live out of our flesh. Ie to act out of resentment or anger that is in our own spirit. If we do so we will either end up giving in and collapsing, as Peter did when he denied Jesus after his protestations to the contrary. Or we will do something stupid, or we will be completely without love. We need to live out of the Spirit. It is only in His power that we can resist the godless culture, and only in His power that we can do that with love. And Micah’s task was to declare to Israel her sin and transgression.
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