Scripture Reading : Micah 3
Theme : A Society Built On Iniquity
Civil Leaders (1-4). The civil leaders have turned society upside down by hating good and loving evil. Instead of shepherding and caring for the people, they oppress and take advantage of people. So God will bring disaster upon them and when they cry out for God, He will not answer them because their cry will be the cry of Cain (Gen. 4:13), not a desire to have a relationship with God.
False Prophets and Micah (5-8). The prophets, like the prosperity gospel teachers, are prophets for hire. They will say anything that people like and get pay for it. God will shame them in the end as He will shame prosperity gospel preachers. But as for Micah, he is filled with the Spirit of God and declares the sins of the people (8).
Fall of Zion (9-12). Zion, another name for Jerusalem, will be destroyed because it is built upon blood and sin. Everyone is driven by money, from leaders to priests to prophets. Yet they think God is with them.
Praying the Scripture
- When we declare the truth about people’s sins and God’s judgment and love, people will reject us just as the Jews rejected Micah. Let us not be discouraged, knowing that God is with us, not with nonbelievers or prosperity gospel believers. Let us be filled with power, i.e. boldness, and a sense of justice and love to proclaim the glorious gospel of Jesus (Eph. 6:19).
- Let us pray for our national leaders that they may carry out their divine role by restraining evil (Gen. 9:6), so that we can have a conducive environment to spread the gospel (1 Tim. 2:1-4). If the whole society becomes morally corrupt, chaos will ensue, wars may happen just like many countries around the world.
经文：弥迦书3
主题：恶行所建立的社会
民间首领（1-4）。民间首领已颠覆了社会，恶善好恶。他们没有牧羊、关爱子民，反倒欺压、利用民众。因此，神会在他们身上降灾，而他们也必哀求耶和华，但神不会应允他们，因为他们的哀求犹如该隐的一样（创4:13），并不是渴望与神建立关系。
假先知与弥迦（5-8）。假先知，如今日的致富福音教师一样，是受聘的先知。他们会说人爱听的话，从而得到酬报。最终，神会使他们羞愧，如祂会使致富福音的教师羞愧一样。至于弥迦，他被神的灵充满，向人宣告他们的罪（8）。
锡安的沦陷（9-12）。锡安，即耶路撒冷，会被神消灭，因为她是建立在鲜血与罪恶之上。从首领至祭司到先知，每个人都是为钱做事。然而，他们以为神仍与他们同在。
用经文祷告
- 当我们宣告真理，诉说人的罪与神的审判和爱的时候，人会拒绝我们，如犹太人拒绝弥迦一样。让我们不要气馁，因为我们晓得神与我们同在，不与非信徒或信致富福音的同在。让我们充满胆量、公义和爱心，向人宣扬耶稣荣耀的福音（弗6:19）。
- 让我们为我们的国家领袖们祷告，叫他们能延续自己神圣的角色，制止恶行（创9:6），使我们能拥有利于传福音的环境（提前2:1-4）。倘若整个社会的道德腐败，混乱必然产生，而战争就会爆发，像世界的诸多国家一样。
