📆 July 10, 2025
📖 Today’s Reading: Micah 5–7 • Hebrews 7

📌 Scripture Focus:

Micah 5:2
“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
are only a small village among all the people of Judah.
Yet a ruler of Israel,
whose origins are in the distant past,
will come from you on my behalf.”

Micah 6:8
“No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good,
and this is what he requires of you:
to do what is right, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God.”

Micah 7:7
“But as for me, I will look to the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me.”

🔍 Observation – Hebrew Treasures from Micah 5–7

Sometimes, simply uncovering the original Hebrew meaning of words can illuminate Scripture in powerful ways:

1. Micah 5:2 — "Bethlehem Ephrathah"
   Hebrew: בֵּית לֶחֶם אֶפְרָתָה (Beit Lechem Ephrathah)

• Bethlehem means “House of Bread.”
• Ephrathah means “fruitful” or “abundance.”
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  🔹 Spiritual insight: Jesus, the Bread of Life, was born in the House of Bread in a land called Fruitful. God brings greatness from the overlooked.
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2. Micah 6:8 — "To walk humbly"
   Hebrew: וְהַצְנֵעַ לֶכֶת (ve'hatzne’a lechet)

• Means to walk with modesty, discretion, and full dependence on God.
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  🔹 Spiritual insight: Humility isn’t passive—it’s a reverent way of life that honors God in every step.
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3. Micah 7:7 — “I will look to the Lord”
   Hebrew: אֶצְפֶּה (etzpeh)

• From צָפָה (tsaphah)—to watch like a watchman with eager expectation.
  🔹 Spiritual insight: This is active faith—watching and waiting for God with trust and hope.
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4. Micah 7:19 — “He will hurl our iniquities into the depths of the sea”
   Hebrew: תַּשְׁלִיךְ (tashlikh)

• Means to throw away forcefully.
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  🔹 Spiritual insight: God removes our sins completely and permanently. He never brings them back.

📚 Lesson to Learn:

Micah 6:9 says,
“Fear the Lord if you are wise! His voice calls to everyone…”
To put it simply: God wants us to walk with Him in reverence.
He desires a life lived in deep awe of who He is—a holy and just God who created us to bring Him glory.
We bring glory to God not just through our worship or words, but by reflecting His character in the way we live.
Our conduct matters.
Every choice, every response, every step should reveal that we belong to Him.
To fear the Lord is to live in such a way that honors Him—with humility, mercy, obedience, and integrity.
That’s the walk that brings Him glory.


🙋‍♀️ Application Questions:

• What is my conduct saying about how much I trust God in every area of my life?
• When things go wrong, do others see me panic—or pray?
• Do I model obedience and dependence—or compromise and distraction?
• Am I giving more of myself to the Lord or to the world?
• What do people see… and more importantly, what does God see?

🙏 Prayer:

Lord,
Thank You for being my Savior, my Watchtower, and my Bread of Life.
Thank You for casting my sins into the depths and never holding them against me again.
Teach me to walk humbly—not in outward show, but in quiet reverence.
Let my life reflect Your glory.
Let my choices honor You.
Let my reactions, my schedule, my words, and my values show the world that I walk with the living God.
I want to be a woman who walks in a way that brings You glory.
In Jesus’ holy name, Amen.