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Text Micah is a small prophetic book of the Old Testament, pointing out idolatry and injustice. Verse 14 clearly shows the condition of the people of Israel. “I pray that you will feed your people with your rod, the flock of your inheritance, who dwell alone in the forests of Carmel… ” Imagine a flock of sheep abandoned alone in the mountains of Carmel. There is no shepherd to stop them when they attack. It's dangerous, but there's no way to get out of it. We are praying to God for such people of Israel. “Feed the flock. Feed me as you did in Bashan and Gilead as you did in the old days. Be the shepherd of Israel.” Micah clings to God and prays while thinking about the condition of Israel.
The situation of the times in which the prophet Micah was living is very similar to the situation in this age in which we live today. How are you today? In a way, we are living in an era where hope is not seen. More and more people are wandering spiritually and mentally, like sheep without a shepherd. In the midst of this grim reality, Micah prays: “But I look to the Lord, and I look to the God who saves me; my God will listen to me” (verse 7).
Folks, there is no hope in this world. Who should I look to? “I look up to Jehovah… “When I look around me and there is no hope, and sometimes even when I see myself, when my heart collapses in the stuffy reality, I should not give up and despair because of it, but look at the grace of heaven and wait for it to be given. It is to endure and wait until the grace of God comes and the answer from heaven is given. Every time a problem arises, it does not end in lamentation and despair, but the more I cling to God, the more I endure and wait, the more I look forward to the Lord, who will save me from this situation, and pray while I will overcome this situation.
Even when the circumstances around me go against my thoughts, I must pray before the Lord. What do you say at the end of verse 7? “… My God will listen to me.” What are you talking about? Because Micah prays, God listens.
Like a sheep without a shepherd on Mount Carmel, like a sheep defenseless before the attacks of wild beasts, even if the circumstances around you do not go according to your will and drive you to a situation that destroys you, I pray every time. You must pray because it is difficult. You must pray because you are busy. We have to pray because we have a problem. As I pray, I must pray, believing that God will listen to my prayers. “The strength to endure should be to come before the Lord and pray.”
The Lord answers those who pray in faith and wait in faith. Those who pray, no one may notice. But the Lord knows. So the church does not need a talker, but someone who kneels without anyone knowing. I don't know about other churches. I sincerely hope that it will not be a church where more people slander and criticize each other, but a church where more people silently serve, serve, care for and encourage each other. Shouldn't we be the only prayer workers? So, if someone visits our church and worships when they are tired of worldly problems and wanders spiritually, they will be refreshed and the secret to becoming a church that receives God's comfort lies in prayer. Because when we pray earnestly, there is a God who listens to our prayers.