The Dew From The Lord; Micah 5:7-9

Delivered during the Sunday Morning Worship Service, 10/20/2024. When the Lord spoke through Micah the prophet, the future was bleak for the people of God. First the Assyrians would conquer and disperse the northern kingdom of Israel and later the Babylonians would destroy and exile the southern kingdom of Judea. The people of God would be scattered across the known world. And yet, even in the midst of this tragedy and suffering Micah saw the grace and Providence of God at work. For the scattering of the faithful throughout the pagan lands was like sending drops of dew and rain to the desert. We will study this deeply Messianic prophecy and realize that the principles Micah is seeing are still in place today and should therefore dramatically impact the way we see ourselves-- both individually as Christians and corporately as the church. Rather than a dwindling number of insignificant believers, Micah tells us that we are the very dew and rain of the Lord, put where we are for a purpose-- to be salt and light in our communities no matter how bleak the spiritual landscape. Ultimately we will be challenged to live our lives as the Dew from the Lord-- bringing God's blessing to the spiritual desert around us!