Micah 4

In the very first sentance the phrase "in the last days" is used. This describes the days when God will reign over His kingdom (see 4:1-8). This will be a land of peace and love. A land where there is no war or famine.

Obviously Micah does not pinpoint the exact time of this.

If that was common knowledge you would have millions of people becoming christians the day before!

Even though we dont know when it will happen, God has promised that it will happen (see Isiah 2:2; Jeremiah 16:14; Daniel 8:19; Joel 3:1; Zechariah 14:9-11; Malachi 3:17&18; Revelation 19-22. I know there are a lot of bible verses here but I encourage you to take the time to look them up)

In verses 9-13, Micah speaks of the Babylonian captivity in 586 BC, even before Babylon had become a powerful empire.

Just as God promised a time of peace and much fun, He also promised a time of punishment and judgement (probably not in that order!) for all who refuse to follow Him.

As christians, we know that these two facts are for certain.

This last bit has got me thinking about life (woah!Thats pretty heavy stuff!) although God has heaps of cool stuff in store for us, we must also endure some not-so-nice stuff aswell. It aint all plain sailing. But no-one ever promised an easy life!

Love you x