God is keeping a record

Micah 1:2

“Hear, you peoples, all of you; pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it, and let the Lord GOD be a witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.”         (Micah 1:2 ESV)

As a citizen of the United States of America do I have any concerns that God is a witness against me?  Maybe it should have been required reading of the Proverbs for all citizens of the U.S.A.   Proverbs 5:21, “For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he ponders^[a] all his paths.”  Maybe Proverbs 15:3, is easier for us to grasp; “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.”  For God has spoken and passed down His commandment: “You shall not murder” is one of the commandments found in (Exodus 20:13) and the United States marks 42 years of legalized abortion in all fifty states at any time for any reason throughout pregnancy on January 22nd, the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. Since that time, there have been approximately 57,762,169 abortions that have destroyed the lives of unborn children.  When one takes a life any life that is murder, and when it is a life that has no defense it is even more evil in the sight of a Holy God.

What about “You shall not commit adultery.”  (Exodus 20:14)

If you need a definition this is a good one: “Voluntary sexual relations between                                                                                        an individual who is married and someone who is not the individual's spouse.”

“A handful of new studies suggest surprising changes in the marital landscape. Infidelity appears to be on the rise, particularly among older men and young couples. Notably, women appear to be closing the adultery gap: younger women appear to be cheating on their spouses nearly as often as men.”  One Internet site claims they have 38 million members who know how to cheat on their mate.  Has God stopped counting and if not, is He not keeping an account of our adultery.

“You shall not steal.” (Exodus 20:15) Our jails are full of people who steal, people who murder, but what about you, do you steal, do you take what is not yours from your employer, I know we do it and we justify it, but if it is not yours is it not stealing?  And if everyone in government office who is stealing was put in jail we could not build jails that would hold them.  Is God keeping a record of your theft, and the answer is all of them.

And I saved this for the end, “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.”  (Exodus 20:12)  Is it honoring your father and mother to use their resources and dump them in a government holding tank till they leave this world?  Is it honoring them to never call or visit, and that is the state of many elderly people in this United States of America?  God is keeping a record and yet we live in a culture that has little fear of a holy God, but as we explore Micah you are going to find out God keeps His word 100% of the time.

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice