Micah 1-4; Psalm 143
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Today began another book in the Old Testament from the Minor
Prophets, and as I was reading I started to think about what a large portion of
the Old Testament is about God’s judgment on sin as well as His desire for
relationship with His people. He
gives chance after chance for people to repent of sins and turn to Him; He
sends prophet after prophet to warn them and inspire them to look to Him, but they constantly fail.
I’m also thinking about how the Old Testament all points to
Jesus. A verse from Psalm 143 kind
of brings it all into perspective I think. David prays, “Do not bring your servant into judgment, for
no one living is righteous before you.”
The Old Testament proves over and over the need for a Savior, for
the Messiah. God wants to be in
relationship with people, but as a perfect and Holy God, He cannot tolerate
sin. Mankind is sinful … “no one
living is righteous before God.”
So the wonderful amazing gracious plan all along was for Jesus, God’s
son, to come to earth and to lay down His life as a sacrifice for all.
“For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our
sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 NLT
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