QT 23/11/2025 Sun. Micah 4 From Ruin to Restoration, Brokenness to Glory 从荒废到复兴，从破碎到荣耀
QT 23/11/2025 Sun. Micah 4 From Ruin to Restoration, Brokenness to Glory
READ http://www.esv.org/micah4
Scripture Focus:
“He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore;
but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid, for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken.” — Micah 4:3–4 (ESV)
Reflection
Micah 4 is a breath of hope after the dark warnings of chapter 3. Judgment has been declared, corruption exposed, and exile foretold. Yet suddenly, God gives His people a vision of restoration—a glimpse of the future kingdom where He reigns in peace and righteousness.
Micah looks ahead to the “latter days,” when the mountain of the LORD’s house will be exalted (v. 1), and the nations will stream to it to learn His ways. This is a picture of the Messianic reign of Jesus Christ, where the gospel will draw people from every nation, and His peace will replace human conflict.
Where sin once brought ruin, God promises renewal. Where people once walked in pride, they will now walk humbly with their God. The broken city of Zion will become the centre of divine glory.
Verse 6 speaks directly to the heart of the gospel:
“In that day, declares the LORD, I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away…”
God restores the weak, the outcast, the forgotten. This is His heart—to take what is broken and make it beautiful again through His redeeming grace in Christ.
Even now, as believers, we live between Micah 3 and Micah 4—between the world’s corruption and God’s coming kingdom. The Church, empowered by the Spirit, is called to reflect that coming peace and justice, proclaiming the hope of Christ until He returns to reign.
Application
(1) Look beyond the present. God’s promises are bigger than your current pain or disappointment. He is writing a story that ends in restoration.
(2) Live as a citizen of God’s kingdom. Practice peace, justice, and mercy now, reflecting the King you serve.
(3) Invite others to “the mountain of the Lord”–events, gatherings and activities that would manifest God’s ways and values on earth . Share the gospel that gathers all nations under the rule of Christ.
(4) Trust God’s timing. His plan may seem delayed, but “the mouth of the LORD has spoken” (v. 4). His promises never fail.
Prayer
Sovereign Lord, thank You that You are not only the God who judges sin, but the God who restores what sin has broken. Help me to fix my eyes on the hope of Your coming kingdom. Fill me with Your peace so that I may be an instrument of peace to others. Gather the nations to Yourself, Lord Jesus, and let Your reign of righteousness and love be known in all the earth. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
QT 23/11/2025 星期日. 弥迦书 4 从荒废到复兴，从破碎到荣耀
阅读 http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/mic/4/
经文聚焦：
3 “他要在多族中施行审判，为远方的强国断定是非。他们必把刀剑打成犁头，把矛枪打成镰刀；这国不举刀攻击那国，他们也不再学习战事。 4 各人都要坐在自己的葡萄树，和无花果树下，无人惊吓他们，因为万军之耶和华亲口说过了。——弥迦书4:3-4
默想
弥迦书第四章如同第三章黑暗警告后的希望之光。审判已宣告，腐败被揭露，流亡被预言。然而上帝突然赐给子民复兴的异象——瞥见祂以和平与公义掌权的未来国度。
弥迦预见“末后的日子”，耶和华殿的山必高举（第1节），万国必涌流前来学习祂的道路。这正是耶稣基督弥赛亚统治的图景：福音将吸引万邦子民，祂的平安将取代人间纷争。
罪恶曾带来毁灭，神应许更新；骄傲曾充斥人心，如今众民必谦卑与神同行。破碎的锡安城将成为神荣耀的中心。
第6节直指福音的核心：
“耶和华说：“到那日，我必召聚瘸腿的，集合被赶散的，和我所苦待的。”
神要复兴软弱者、被弃者、被遗忘者。这正是祂的心意——借着基督救赎的恩典，将破碎之物重新塑造成美善。
即便此刻，我们信徒仍活在弥迦书第三章与第四章之间——身处世俗败坏与神国降临的夹缝。教会蒙圣灵赋权，当彰显那将临的和平与公义，宣扬基督的盼望，直至祂再来掌权。
应用
(1) 目光超越当下。神的应许远超你此刻的痛苦或失望。祂正在书写一个终将恢复的故事。
(2) 活出天国子民的样式。当下就实践和平、公义与怜悯，彰显你所侍奉的君王。
(3) 邀请他人登上 “耶和华的山”–展现上帝之道与价值观的聚会及活动。传扬那将万国聚集在基督统治下的福音。
(4) 信靠神的时机。祂的计划看似延迟，但“耶和华的口已发出命令”（第4节）。祂的应许永不落空。
祷告
至高的主啊，感谢祢不仅是审判罪孽的神，更是修复罪所破坏之物的神。求祢助我定睛于祢国降临的盼望，以祢的平安充满我，使我成为他人的和平器皿。主耶稣啊，求祢聚集万民归向自己，让公义与慈爱的国度遍及全地。奉耶稣的名求。阿们。
