Today I want us to focus on Micah 5. In particular verses 2-5a, which reads:

“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor gives birth and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites. He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. And he will be their peace.”

When reading through the Old Testament it is always fun to come across a passage that is explicitly talking about Jesus. Part of this passage is quoted in Matthew 2 when the Wise Men are searching for Jesus, because they knew of the prophesy. So we should look on this passage with excitement, because the prophesy held true, showing that the Bible (God’s Word) is reliable, and should press us on to take serious all of Scripture, and to live accordingly and know that Jesus is going to return again, and establish His eternal Kingdom where we (if we have faith in Jesus) will dwell with Him for all eternity. So my hope for you this week is that you read Scripture with excitement and find hope in it.

Thanks for reading,

Pastor Josh