NO EXCUSE FOR UNFAITHFULNESS (6 OF 7)
Scripture: Micah 6:1-16
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No Excuse for Unfaithfulness (6 of 7)
Series: Micah
Robert Dawson
Micah 6
Has anyone ever confronted you or accused you of something wrong? Or have you ever confronted someone and accused them of something wrong? Whether you were innocent or guilty you probably said something along the lines of ‘‘prove it.’’
Your brother accuses you of stealing his candy bar. You look back and with defiance and great conviction say, ‘‘Prove it.’’ He says, ‘‘It’s missing, and mom and dad said they didn’t eat it.’’ Then he takes you to the mirror and asks what’s all over our mouth. You hesitate and then stammer ‘‘Um. Chocolate. I ate my candy bar.’’ ‘‘No, you did not. You ate yours yesterday,’’ he responds. To which you say, ‘‘Prove it.’’ He rolls his eyes and calls mom to the room and asks, ‘‘Mom, didn’t you see him eat his candy bar yesterday.’’ She answers, ‘‘Yes. I watched him eat it yesterday.’’ With a missing candy bar, denials by everyone else, evidence on the face and an eyewitness in the room the verdict is clear...guilty as charged.
Proof is important. Mere accusations do not make one guilty. Opinions or educated guesses are not enough to convict someone or prove wrongdoing. To show guilt or breach of contract, there has to be evidentiary proof.
In Micah 6 we step into a legal proceeding regarding a breach of contract. Probably more accurate to say a breach of covenant. Covenant is not concerned with numbers, percentages, or bottom lines. Covenant is concerned with relationship. One writer said the scene before us is not the drama of a criminal court but a family court.
Micah 6.1-3 - Hear now what the Lord is saying, ‘‘Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice. 2 ’’Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the Lord, And you enduring foundations of the earth, Because the Lord has a case against His people; Even with Israel He will dispute. 3 ’’My people, what have I done to you, and how have I wearied you? Answer M ...
Series: Micah
Robert Dawson
Micah 6
Has anyone ever confronted you or accused you of something wrong? Or have you ever confronted someone and accused them of something wrong? Whether you were innocent or guilty you probably said something along the lines of ‘‘prove it.’’
Your brother accuses you of stealing his candy bar. You look back and with defiance and great conviction say, ‘‘Prove it.’’ He says, ‘‘It’s missing, and mom and dad said they didn’t eat it.’’ Then he takes you to the mirror and asks what’s all over our mouth. You hesitate and then stammer ‘‘Um. Chocolate. I ate my candy bar.’’ ‘‘No, you did not. You ate yours yesterday,’’ he responds. To which you say, ‘‘Prove it.’’ He rolls his eyes and calls mom to the room and asks, ‘‘Mom, didn’t you see him eat his candy bar yesterday.’’ She answers, ‘‘Yes. I watched him eat it yesterday.’’ With a missing candy bar, denials by everyone else, evidence on the face and an eyewitness in the room the verdict is clear...guilty as charged.
Proof is important. Mere accusations do not make one guilty. Opinions or educated guesses are not enough to convict someone or prove wrongdoing. To show guilt or breach of contract, there has to be evidentiary proof.
In Micah 6 we step into a legal proceeding regarding a breach of contract. Probably more accurate to say a breach of covenant. Covenant is not concerned with numbers, percentages, or bottom lines. Covenant is concerned with relationship. One writer said the scene before us is not the drama of a criminal court but a family court.
Micah 6.1-3 - Hear now what the Lord is saying, ‘‘Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice. 2 ’’Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the Lord, And you enduring foundations of the earth, Because the Lord has a case against His people; Even with Israel He will dispute. 3 ’’My people, what have I done to you, and how have I wearied you? Answer M ...
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