Zion Speaks

Saturday, July 25, 2015
Micah 7:8-11 NIV

8 Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. 9 Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the LORD's wrath, until he pleads my case and upholds my cause. He will bring me out into the light; I will see his righteousness. 10 Then my enemy will see it and will be covered with shame, she who said to me, "Where is the LORD your God?" My eyes will see her downfall; even now she will be trampled underfoot like mire in the streets. 11 The day for building your walls will come, the day for extending your boundaries.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What do the people of God say to those opposed to them about their spiritual condition and hope? (v.8-9)
2) What do the people of God anticipate will happen to those who opposed them? (v.10)
3) What do the people of God expect to happen after they have repented of their sins and been restored to God? (v.11)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Have you as an individual, your local church, or this nation ever turned from the Lord? If so, how were you restored back to God.

LIFE LESSONS
5) The Lord God longs for His people to return to Him.
6) The people of God can only be restored to God through confession and repentance.
7) The Lord God will restore whatever may have been lost after His people have forsaken their evil doings.