FRIDAY 27TH JULY 2018 MORNING
Micah 7:18-20 New International Version (NIV)
18 Who is a God like you,
who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
but delight to show mercy.
19 You will again have compassion on us;
you will tread our sins underfoot
and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.
20 You will be faithful to Jacob,
and show love to Abraham,
as you pledged on oath to our ancestors
in days long ago.
This book of the Prophet Micah begins with God’s warnings to the people of Israel and Judah because of their sins and rebellion. The book ends with the above words of compassion and forgiveness from God.
Let us not deliberately provoke God by sin and disobedience. However let us be reassured that God is loving and merciful and ready and willing to forgive our sins and welcome us again when we repent and turn back to Him. If you feel far from God come back to Him and He will welcome you.
IJUMAA TAREHE 27 JULAI 2018 ASUBUHI
MIKA 7:18-20
18 Ni nani aliye Mungu kama wewe, mwenye kusamehe uovu, na kuliachilia kosa la watu wa urithi wake waliosalia? Hashiki hasira yake milele, kwa maana yeye hufurahia rehema.
19 Atarejea na kutuhurumia; atayakanyaga maovu yetu; nawe utazitupa dhambi zao zote katika vilindi vya bahari.
20 Wewe utamtimilizia Yakobo kweli yako, na Ibrahimu rehema zako, ulizowaapia baba zetu tangu siku za kale.
Kitabu hiki cha Nabii Mika kinaanza kwa maonyo ya Mungu dhidi ya Waisraeli na Wayuda kwa sababu ya dhambi zao na uasi wao. Lakini kitabu kinaishia na maneno haya juu. Mungu ni wa upendo na huruma sana na yu tayari kuwasamehe na kuwarejeshea waliomkosea.
Tusitende dhambi na uasi kwa makusudi. Lakini tujue kwamba Mungu ni wa huruma. Kama unajisikia uko mbali na Mungu, rudi, tubu dhambi zako na umkaribie. Mungu atakusamehe na kukaribisha.
