If the story of Micah of Ephraim was indicative of all the people in Israel it gives evidence to how quickly faith can disappear in the face of opposition. The longer the people of Israel were settled in the Promised Land the more they forgot about God. Micah’s story shows the dilution of the faith in one God that allowed the creation of a cast image to stand in for God and the self appointment of priest by the wealthy. I face similar struggles every day. Will I water down God’s word when he convicts me to speak and justify it by thinking “Those words won’t help that person”? I don’t always like God to be big and in control of everything, because that means I may have to do something I don’t want to do. I have to apologize for something I didn’t do. I may have to turn my cheek. I may have to hold back my opinion on a certain subject. There are a number of challenges that I face in walking my faith (though no more than most believers around me, and far fewer than believers in persecuted countries). I need to make sure that I don’t fall into the same trap that Micah chose. Making God in my image and appointing men who will agree with me to be my advisers.
Stuart
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