QT 26/11/2025 Wed. Micah 7 From Darkness to Hope 从黑暗走向盼望
QT 26/11/2025 Wed. Micah 7 From Darkness to Hope
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“But as for me, I will look to the LORD;
I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me.” — Micah 7:7 (ESV)
Micah 7 is a chapter that begins in darkness but ends in dazzling hope. The prophet looks around and sees a world where justice is twisted, loyalty has evaporated, and even close relationships are strained. It is a landscape that feels strangely familiar to us—broken systems, fractured families, and a culture increasingly unsure of truth.
And yet, in the middle of this bleakness, Micah makes a startling declaration of faith:
“As for me, I will look to the LORD.”
(1) It’s a shift of vision: Micah refuses to let the failures of people determine the vitality of his faith. He lifts his eyes from the corruption around him to the character of the God above him.
(2) A Hope That Waits: “I will wait for the God of my salvation.” Waiting in Scripture isn’t passive—it’s trust stretched over time. It is hope refusing to die. Micah knows deliverance is not always immediate, but it is always certain, because it depends on God, not circumstances.
(3) A God Who Hears: “My God will hear me.” Micah doesn’t say “might” or “could.” He says will. This is covenant confidence—anchored in a God who bends down to listen to His children. Even when we feel unheard by everyone else, heaven is not silent.
(4) Grace That Overcomes Our Failure: Later in the chapter comes one of the most beautiful declarations in all of Scripture:
“Who is a God like You… who pardons iniquity…
You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.” (Micah 7:18–19)
The God Micah looks to is not merely powerful—He is merciful. Not merely just—He is forgiving. Not merely aware of our sins—He buries them beneath waves of grace.
For Christians, this mercy reaches its fullness in Jesus Christ, the One who carried our sins not just into the sea, but onto the cross. In Him, Micah’s hope becomes our reality.
Reflection
(1) Where am I tempted to focus more on the failures of people than the faithfulness of God?
(2) Am I waiting on God with trust or with anxiety?
(3) Do I believe—really believe—that God hears me?
(4) What sins do I need to let Christ cast into the depths once and for all?
Prayer
Lord, in a world filled with disappointment and brokenness, turn my eyes toward You. Give me the faith of Micah—a faith that waits, trusts, and rests in Your unfailing mercy. Thank You for hearing me, forgiving me, and casting my sins into the depths of Your grace. Help me walk today with confidence in the God of my salvation. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
QT 26/11/2025 星期三. 弥迦书 7 从黑暗走向盼望
阅读 http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/mic/7/
至于我，我却要仰望耶和华，我要等候那拯救我的 神；我的 神必应允我。——弥迦书 7:7
弥迦书第七章始于黑暗，终结于耀眼的盼望。先知环顾四周，目睹公义扭曲、忠诚消逝、亲密关系亦趋紧张的世界。这幅景象令人感到奇异的熟悉——崩坏的制度、支离破碎的家庭、日益迷失真理的文化。
然而在这片荒凉中，弥迦发出震撼人心的信心宣告：
“至于我，我却要仰望耶和华。”
(1) 这是视野的转向：弥迦拒绝让人类的失败决定自己信仰的生命力。他将目光从周遭的腐败转向高天之上神的品格。
(2) 守望的盼望：“我必等候救我的神。”圣经中的等候并非消极——而是跨越时间的信靠。是永不熄灭的盼望。米迦深知拯救未必即刻临到，但必将实现，因它取决于神而非境遇。
(3) 垂听的上帝：“我的上帝必听我。”弥迦不用“或许”或“可能”，而断言“必”。这是立约的信心——根植于俯身倾听儿女的上帝。纵使世人皆聋，天庭永不沉寂。
(4) 胜过我们失败的恩典：本章后段记载了圣经中最动人的宣告之一：
17愿他们舔土像蛇，又像在地上腹行的动物。愿他们战战兢兢地从他们的要塞出来，带着惊慌的心来到耶和华我们的 神那里，因你的缘故而惧怕。18 有何神像你，赦免罪孽，不追究产业之余民的过犯呢？他不永远怀怒，因为他喜爱怜悯。（弥迦书7:18-19）
米迦所仰望的上帝不仅大有能力——祂更满有怜悯；不仅公义——祂更乐于赦免；不仅知晓我们的罪孽——祂更将罪愆埋在恩典的浪涛之下。
对基督徒而言，这怜悯在耶稣基督里得以完全彰显——祂不仅将我们的罪愆抛入深海，更背负至十字架上。在祂里面，米迦的盼望成为我们的现实。
反思
(1) 我何时更易关注人的失败而非神的信实？
(2) 我是怀着信靠还是焦虑等候神？
(3) 我是否真正相信神听见我的呼求？
(4) 有哪些罪需要让基督永远沉入深渊？
祷告
主啊，在这充满失望与破碎的世界里，求祢使我目光转向祢。赐我米迦的信心——那在祢永不改变的慈爱中等候、信靠、安息的信心。感谢祢垂听我、赦免我，并将我的罪投进祢恩典的深渊。求祢帮助我今日满怀信心跟随我的救恩之神。奉耶稣的名求。阿们。
