Contemplative Bible Reading

Micah 4:2 (New Living Translation)

People from many nations will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of Jacob’s God.
There he will teach us his ways,
and we will walk in his paths.”
For the Lord’s teaching will go out from Zion;
his word will go out from Jerusalem.

Buried deep here in the writings of the prophet Micah is one of the great promises that the God of the Hebrews promises the world:

Jehovah will teach the nations

God’s people were blessed with a revelation from God. The surrounding nations recognized the treasure of God’s revelation. Still, they didn’t come to Jerusalem to learn from God. In some time, and I believe that time is yet to come in part, the nations will go to Jerusalem to learn from Jehovah God.

God chose Abraham and his family as a conduit to bless all the people of the earth. These verses from Micah tell of one of those blessings. We will all learn from God. We will all enjoy the blessings of walking in his paths. Jesus was and is the greatest blessing on all of us. Through Jesus and messengers, we are learning how to walk in God’s path.

“All we have to do” is listen and learn. God help me in the pursuit of your teaching.