Misery From The Lord

 Micah 5-7; Hebrews 7 

“What misery is mine! I am like one who gathers summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster of grapes to eat, none of the early figs that I crave. The godly have been swept from the land;…”

Micah 7:1, 2

The prophet Micah is grieved that there is no spiritual fruit among his people at the time of harvest. He longs for the fruit of the vine and the fig tree; the righteousness, faithfulness, and justice of God’s ways expressed in and through his people.

Are we provoked to misery in our spirit at the spiritual condition of our lives and of our Churches when we, too, lack spiritual fruit?

When there are few, if any baptisms, few leaders being raised up, and few mission workers sent out, we should not remain content. ‘What misery is mine [ours]!’ Fruitfulness in character and in souls is normal when the vines and fig trees of God’s kingdom are healthy.

“Lord God, I repent for settling with limited fruitfulness when you expect and call for more, for your glory.”