surviving a wicked culture

I will bear the indignation of the LORD

because I have sinned against him,

until he pleads my cause

and executes judgment for me.

He will bring me out to the light;

I shall look upon his vindication.

Micah 7:9

Waiting in a season when a sinful culture will only be remedied by the judgment of God is hard. This was where Micah was as he looked at both Israel and Judah. In addition he saw the coming oppression from violent and sinful gentiles and grieved. Nothing looked good for a long time.

Micah was spiritually starving in a drought of God rejection around him (Micah 7:1). He observed that the godly had perished from the earth, that wickedness ruled cultural practices everywhere, and that small and great alike conspired evil and could not be trusted. The evil rot went right into the very core of the closest family relationships (Micah 7:2-6).

Micah responded by turning to God. When a culture is evil, we must double-down on our focus on God’s power and goodness, wait for His justice and our deliverance, and accept the consequences. We should repent and grieve over our personal sin, not cling to self-righteous judgmentalism and know that God WILL bring His vindication!