Book of Small Prophets Micah
Chapter 3
¹ And I said: Listen, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Should you not know justice?- ² you who hate the good and love the evil, who tear the skin off my people, and the flesh off their bones; ³ who eat the flesh of my people, flay their skin off them, break their bones in pieces, and chop them up like meat in a kettle like flesh in a caldron.
(Book of Small Prophets Micah Chapter 3 verses 1 to 3)
Oh God, my beloved Father, I cannot stop and compare these verses to how Your people were processed in the death camps of Auschwitz, and how all their body parts were processed and reduced to ashes in the crematorium until they were totally destroyed. Oh God, my Father, by the way, we speak, by our choice of words, we can bite off the skin of others and leave deep wounds in their bodies that take a lifetime to heal as in my case. I have been verbally abused many times both in the past and in the present, and only You my beloved Father can heal me of these wounds Amen.
⁴ Then they will cry to the LORD, but he will not answer them; he will hide his face from them at that time, because they have acted wickedly.
(Book of Small Prophets Micah Chapter 3 verse 4)
Oh God I know what it feels like calling to You without getting a reply, I am not angry but sad, I have not acted wickedly I am trying to protect what is left of my mind, faith, and soul. Please have mercy on me for soon there will be nothing left to save. Mercy oh God my Father Mercy.
⁵ Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who lead the people astray, who cry "Peace" when they have something to eat, but declare war against those who put nothing into their mouths.
(Book of Small Prophets Micah Chapter 3 verse 5)
Oh God my Father when will we realize that peace cannot be compromised and that it is something that we are to give priority at all times. However, the peace of the world is short-lived and unreliable. I pray that I aim for Your peace for it is a peace that the world cannot give Amen.
⁶ Therefore it shall be night to you, without vision, and darkness to you, without revelation. The sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them; ⁷ the seers shall be disgraced, and the diviners put to shame; they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God.
(Book of Small Prophets Micah Chapter 3 verses 6 to 7)
Oh God my Father there are moments when we go far away from You, and therefore You choose a period of solitude and desolation, so that we can slow down and reflect on our relationship with You, or even more Your relationship with us. I thank You for such moments, even though they are hard to endure since I cannot stay a moment away from You let alone experience a long period away from You and Your Word Amen.
⁸ But as for me, I am filled with power, with the spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
(Book of Small Prophets Micah Chapter 3 verse 8)
Oh God, my blessed Father only You have the power and authority to judge and pass judgment on our sins and what goes on in the world. You have appointed priests to which we go to absolve us of our sins, however, You have the supreme power over the world Amen.
⁹ Hear this, you rulers of the house of Jacob and chiefs of the house of Israel, who abhor justice and pervert all equity, ¹⁰ who build Zion with blood and Jerusalem with wrong!
(Book of Small Prophets Micah Chapter 3 verses 9 to verse 10)
Oh God, my blessed Father, I pray for all the rulers of the world, that they administer in truth, equity, and justice so that nobody is lacking in what is due to him or her. Amen.
¹¹ Its rulers give judgment for a bribe, its priest teach for a price, its prophets give oracles for money; yet they lean upon the LORD and say, "Surely the LORD is with us! No harm shall come upon us."
(Book of Small Prophets Micah Chapter 3 verse 11)
Oh God, my beloved Father, I pray that You protect our institutions in both State and Church from becoming so corrupt that they sink down to such a state of existence. I pray that I never am content to commit such acts and fall back on the knowledge that You love me whatever I do, for this is a total abuse of Your love Amen.
¹² Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.
(Book of Small Prophets Micah Chapter 3 verse 12)
Oh God my beloved Father, If we end up in such a low state of being and become totally corrupt we would merit the mentioned consequences.
I would like to end this third chapter of the book of the Prophet Micah with the following prayer:
Oh God my Father, brothers, and sisters in the Lord our God, I pray that we consider this chapter as being a fair warning especially to those of us not excluding myself, who may think that we are living according to the ways of God and in truth we may be living according to our ways. I pray that we make good use of this time of the year in order to analyze ourselves and strengthen those areas in which we are weak Amen.
⁴ Then they will cry to the LORD, but he will not answer them; he will hide his face from them at that time, because they have acted wickedly.
(Book of Small Prophets Micah Chapter 3 verse 4)
Oh God I know what it feels like calling to You without getting a reply, I am not angry but sad, I have not acted wickedly I am trying to protect what is left of my mind, faith, and soul. Please have mercy on me for soon there will be nothing left to save. Mercy oh God my Father Mercy.
⁵ Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who lead the people astray, who cry "Peace" when they have something to eat, but declare war against those who put nothing into their mouths.
(Book of Small Prophets Micah Chapter 3 verse 5)
Oh God my Father when will we realize that peace cannot be compromised and that it is something that we are to give priority at all times. However, the peace of the world is short-lived and unreliable. I pray that I aim for Your peace for it is a peace that the world cannot give Amen.
⁶ Therefore it shall be night to you, without vision, and darkness to you, without revelation. The sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them; ⁷ the seers shall be disgraced, and the diviners put to shame; they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God.
(Book of Small Prophets Micah Chapter 3 verses 6 to 7)
Oh God my Father there are moments when we go far away from You, and therefore You choose a period of solitude and desolation, so that we can slow down and reflect on our relationship with You, or even more Your relationship with us. I thank You for such moments, even though they are hard to endure since I cannot stay a moment away from You let alone experience a long period away from You and Your Word Amen.
⁸ But as for me, I am filled with power, with the spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
(Book of Small Prophets Micah Chapter 3 verse 8)
Oh God, my blessed Father only You have the power and authority to judge and pass judgment on our sins and what goes on in the world. You have appointed priests to which we go to absolve us of our sins, however, You have the supreme power over the world Amen.
⁹ Hear this, you rulers of the house of Jacob and chiefs of the house of Israel, who abhor justice and pervert all equity, ¹⁰ who build Zion with blood and Jerusalem with wrong!
(Book of Small Prophets Micah Chapter 3 verses 9 to verse 10)
Oh God, my blessed Father, I pray for all the rulers of the world, that they administer in truth, equity, and justice so that nobody is lacking in what is due to him or her. Amen.
¹¹ Its rulers give judgment for a bribe, its priest teach for a price, its prophets give oracles for money; yet they lean upon the LORD and say, "Surely the LORD is with us! No harm shall come upon us."
(Book of Small Prophets Micah Chapter 3 verse 11)
Oh God, my beloved Father, I pray that You protect our institutions in both State and Church from becoming so corrupt that they sink down to such a state of existence. I pray that I never am content to commit such acts and fall back on the knowledge that You love me whatever I do, for this is a total abuse of Your love Amen.
¹² Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.
(Book of Small Prophets Micah Chapter 3 verse 12)
Oh God my beloved Father, If we end up in such a low state of being and become totally corrupt we would merit the mentioned consequences.
I would like to end this third chapter of the book of the Prophet Micah with the following prayer:
Oh God my Father, brothers, and sisters in the Lord our God, I pray that we consider this chapter as being a fair warning especially to those of us not excluding myself, who may think that we are living according to the ways of God and in truth we may be living according to our ways. I pray that we make good use of this time of the year in order to analyze ourselves and strengthen those areas in which we are weak Amen.
