“On that great day,” God says,
“I will round up all the hurt and homeless,
everyone I have bruised or banished.
I will transform the battered into a company of the elite.
I will make a strong nation out of the long lost,
A showcase exhibit of God’s rule in action,
as I rule from Mount Zion, from here to eternity. (Micah 4:6,7 The Message)
Fear Not… Then Be a Loser
We try so hard to win. It is a part of our American Psyche. Most of us are driven to win, to succeed, to accomplish great things, to be popular, to be winners.
But Micah paints a different goal.
Those who focus on living for Jesus often find themselves less concerned with winning. The generosity of loving is usually sacrificial. “Turning the other cheek” usually loses social position. Living for Jesus usually effects our time-management, our social interactions, and our checkbook balances.
Maybe that is discouraging. Maybe it leads to fear.
But Micah points out that God has plans for us losers.
We’re going to be on the winning side for eternity. In fact, we already are.
Fear not, then be a loser.