Micah 7:15

Micah 7:15 says, According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.  Micah had asked for a simple restoration of God's people.  He asked that they be allowed to return to their own land.  In answer, God said that He was going to show them marvelous things that were even greater than their deliverance from Egypt.  Even though all that we can ever really hope for is salvation from our sins, God stands ready to do marvelous things in our lives.  The beginning of these marvelous things was the everlasting salvation that would come through Christ. The deliverance of God's people out of Egypt was a temporary deliverance.  It was a mighty work in the eyes of the world, but it was nothing compared to what Christ did, not just for the Jews, but for the whole world.  Verse sixteen adds, The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.  Though Christ did not come in great military power, He did and still does confound all the might of the world.  Their is nothing else to hear nor proclaim except salvation through Christ.  This does confound many people because it only requires acceptance of this salvation through faith.  Verse seventeen continues, They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.  Those who refuse to accept Christ as Savior and Lord are condemned as was the serpent in the garden of Eden.  Though they may feel powerful, ultimately they will crawl before God in fear of Him.  To be in God's presence unredeemed is a scary place to be.  If a person finds himself or herself in that situation, it is always their choice.  God has made salvation available to all.  Verse eighteen states, Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.  The question of who is a god like unto God is answered simply- no one.  God pardons our iniquities if we only accept His pardon through faith in Christ.  God does not desire to relate to people in anger, but in mercy.  Verse nineteen adds, He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.  Micah said that God would come to them again in compassion.  Their sins may have temporarily come between God and them, but He was still ready to restore the relationship when their sins were subdued.  When sin is finally, ultimately dealt with, it will be buried forever.  Verse twenty continues, Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.  Micah said that God's people would once more be true to their covenant with God.  If we allow sin to enter our lives as followers of Christ, it must be dealt with, but we never cease to be God's children if we have accepted Christ as Savior and Lord.