Micah 8th Century BC Spoke to National Issues of His Day Prophesied of The Future

Why Look To The Lord? Alternatives To Looking To The Lord Micah 7 Why Look To The Lord? Alternatives To Looking To The Lord

I. Look To The Lord Because When You Look Around You Say: ‘Woe Is Me’ 1-6 Some woes when Micah looks around 2 Specific woes when Micah looks around 3, 4 Woe because no one you can trust 5,6 + Do you look around and say ‘woe is me’? + People should be able to look to Christians for help.

II. Look To The Lord 7 Pivotal verse Conclusion, the alternative to what you see when look around + You may have to wait, but God will hear you when you look to Him.

III. Look To The Lord Because When You Look You Say: ‘Who Is Like Him’ Two observations Confidence in the future 8-13 Micah’s prayer and the Lord’s answer 14,15 Nations that oppose Israel shall … 16, 17 Who is like the Lord? + You should look to the Lord first. + Who do you look to, to cast your sin into the sea? + Who is like Jesus Christ? What do you see when look at Jesus?

Applications You should be able to look to Christians, and people should be able to look to you as a Christian. Say with Micah, ‘I will look to the Lord’. There is a time to put your hand over your mouth. Does Micah’s grand finale leave you with a desire to look to God for who is like Him? Everyone looking at Christ should see hope, he dealt with and deals with your sin. Don’t take your eyes off of Jesus. Get them on Jesus.