BRIGHT HOPES FOR TOMORROW
SCRIPTURE READING
Micah 4:
1. But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
2. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
3. And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
4. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.
Key Verse
5. For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
6. In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;
7. And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.
8. And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
1. The universal worship of God. Look at Micah 4:1-2.
A. The sovereign of the Lord would be known.
2. The proper response to God's word. Look at Micah 4:2.
A. One proper response to God's word is to learn it.
3. The harmony of personal relationships. Look at Micah 4:3.
A. Relationships will be based on a relationship with the Lord.
4. The restoration of an influence. Look at Micah 4:5-8.
A. God will gather His people again to accomplish His mission.
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THINK IT OVER
Do you have bright hopes for the future? No brightness can be gleaned from the world. Only a relationship with the Lord gives hope for tomorrow.
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