🏔️ Micah 7

Micah 7 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Misery is mine! Indeed, I am like one who gathers the summer fruits, as gleanings of the vineyard: There is no cluster of grapes to eat. My soul desires to eat the early fig.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “A day to build your walls— In that day, he will extend your boundary.” Micah 7 opens with these words: “Misery is mine! Indeed, I am like one who gathers the summer fruits, as gleanings of the vineyard: There is no cluster of grapes to eat.…” The line to keep is Micah 7:18: “Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he…” Carry the word “pardons” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Micah 7:18: “Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Micah 7? Then try this: Read “Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.