Read Micah 7:18-20 and John 8:12
There is certainly much Scripture preceding Micah 7:18 but if you would allow the question in the first half of the verse to stand alone for a bit, we would all do well to ponder and chew on it for a while.
It reminded me of a preacher, who through humbled anguish and a quivering voice, offered the question “What love is this?” during a sermon for his listeners to wrestle with while meditating on the Cross of Christ. These are the types of questions that ought to not just cause us to pause for a half-hearted second the way we would glance at a frivolous post, but rather bring us to an impasse that refuses to let us continue until we have earnestly wrestled with the magnitude of what is being presented.
Seriously, “Who is this?” How can our loathsome selves ever think that we deserve any level of forgiveness, let alone a complete and total pardon? Just look at us. And therein lies the beauty of the prophet’s message. He is pointing to a “solution” that can only be God Himself, and thus validating the “will” statements in verses 19 and 20.
Back to our key question…who could possibly accomplish this? Only the “Light of the World!” (John 8:12).
DIG DEEPER:
- In what way does the “Who is a God like you?” question resonate with you? What about God blows your mind as you consider how counter to our expectations He can be?
written by Derek Olson
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