MEDITATIONS
FROM THE MINOR PROPHETS
September 27,
2006
Reading: Micah 5:7-9
“Then the remnant of Jacob shall be … like a dew
from the Lord” Micah 5:7
Take note, my soul, of the
character applied to the seed of Jacob, and praise the Lord that you are included
in that number of saints. Whenever you meditate on the promises of God to His
people in the Old Testament, remember Paul’s enlightening statement,
“If you are Christ’s,
then are you Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise” Galatians 3:29.
As a member then of God’s
family, you are a part of a remnant. You are however, God’s remnant. God has
always had a remnant, from a faithful few who never bowed their knee to the
heathen idol Baa,l to the myriads
of thousands who worship Him around the throne of glory. No matter how small or
large (only God knows the number), rejoice in the fact that you are numbered
among them. As such, you are in covenant with God and are distinguished and
separated from the rest of the world—“They are a people dwelling alone, not reckoning
itself among the nations” Numbers 23:9. They live among many people but do not belong
to any of them—they are not of the world but are chosen out of the world.
Another character of God’s
people is that they are like a dew from the Lord,
their very presence in the world is like the dew in the morning—refreshing in a
sin parched world. As the dew is from the heavens, so believers are born from
above: not of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of men, but of God.
How then, my soul, are you perceived in this
world? Has God changed you so that others are refreshed when they are in your
presence? If you are truly born again by God’s Spirit then the world will be
influenced by you.
"You are the salt of the earth;
but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for
nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
"You are the light of the world. A city
that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it
under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the
house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works
and glorify your Father in heaven” Matthew 5:13-16.
“Therefore
by their fruits you will know them” Matthew 7:20.