Micah 5:7

Micah 5:7 says, And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.  The church today, those who believe in Christ as their Redeemer, will be scattered, but the gospel will go forth to refresh those who accept it.  Like the dew the gospel will not go forth with great might, but will simply come without a great display of power.  As the dew quietly refreshes the land, so does the gospel of Christ quietly refresh those who believe.  Verse eight adds, And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.  This was not a promise of a great military victory, but of the fact that followers of Christ are to carry the gospel with the boldness of a lion.  When we present the truth of the gospel then all false teachings will be torn to pieces.  Verse nine continues, Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.  Once more, this is a promise of what God will ultimately do to all the enemies of Christ.  We may encounter a lot of suffering at the hands of the rulers of the world today, but we are everlastingly secure by the power of God.  Verse ten states, And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:  God's people had been looking for safety in military power, but God said He would destroy their horses and chariots.  When we as God's people begin to look for safety in anything in this world outside the will of God, then we may face the same fate.  This is not to say that this is always the case, but it is the ultimate outcome.  Verse eleven adds, And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds.  We may not have strong holds as such today, but wherever we look for safety will be cut off from us when we disobey the will of God.  Verse twelve continues, And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:  Micah begins to list some of the sins of the people that God said He would cut off.  They were guilty of witchcraft and soothsaying, or fortunate telling.  When we look to the stars to foretell our future, for example, we are guilty of the same thing, and our actions will not please God.  Verse thirteen says, Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.  God said their idols would be destroyed and they would no longer worhip the work of their hands.  When we allow our job and the things that it gets for us to become more important than our relationship to God, we need to realize that one day all these things will be cut off.  Verse fourteen adds, And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.  Micah was speaking for God to God's chosen people, and God said that their groves, or farms we might say, and their cities would be destroyed.  There would be no safe place that they could hide from God.  Verse fifteen continues, And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.  If God would destroy all that His people relied on, imagine how much worse it would be for those who did not acknowledge Him.  When Christ returns to deliver His church, all that has been done outside the will of God will be destroyed.