Friday – Prophets

Reading – Micah 7

Highlight Verse:

“Where is another God like you, who pardons the guilt of the remnant, overlooking the sins of his special people? You will not stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing unfailing love.”
‭‭Micah‬ ‭7‬:‭18‬ ‭NLT‬‬

We often think of the Old Testament as a time when God’s mercy and redemption was no yet known.

In fact, every time His people repented, God’s mercy and grace was present.

Given that Micah was a prophet, you could say that this verse was prophetic, looking forward to the time of Jesus.

There may be some truth to that, but the fact remains that the grace of God was available to the repentant long before the cross.

The sacrifice of Jesus was for all time.

Any who have turned to God in faith and repentance throughout history have found grace and mercy and eternal life.

Personally, I’m looking forward to meeting King David, Elijah, Joshua, and many others.

I am just as confident that the people of faith from the Old Testament will be in heaven as I am confident that many from the New Testament will be.

And all who trust in Jesus today will also be at that great party in heaven.

If you ask me, that’s a great reason to celebrate.

Who are you most looking forward to seeing in heaven?
Will you be there too?