June 19, 2024
Who is Like the LORD? -- Part 3
Micah 7:19
06/19/2024
19 He will again have compassion on us; he will tread
our iniquities under foot. You will cast all our
sins into the depths of the sea. (ESV)
Micah, who lived about 700 years before the birth of Jesus,
spoke for God as a prophet. He is the one who said that Jesus
would be born in Bethlehem, as King Herod's scribes told the Magi
who followed a star to find the infant King of the Jews.
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to
be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth
for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin
is from of old, from ancient days.[1]
We see that the words of Micah were true concerning the
Messiah, that he wrote that which was inspired and shown by the
Holy Spirit. Micah also wrote: ``He will again have compassion
on us; he will tread our iniquities under foot. You will cast
all our sins into the depths of the sea.''
Jesus did, indeed, tread our sins and iniquities under His
foot as He was on the cross. He paid the ultimate price for our
sin, suffering the condemnation of being separated from His
heavenly Father, truly dying the death of the guilty while being
innocent of all sin.
When Jesus burst forth from the tomb, He demonstrated that
He had overcome death, for death cannot hold anyone who is
innocent. Jesus' innocence, His payment for our transgressions,
sins, and iniquities, is credited to us because of God's great
love. Our sins are drowned in the waters of baptism, and we are
marked as God's own dear children.
May our Lord grant us the peace of knowing that He has given
us full pardon, that we are buried and risen with Christ Jesus
through the washing of regeneration and renewal. Amen.
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1. Micah 5:2 (ESV)