Micah 4:5

We now look again at the situation when Micah was alive. Only a few people remain loyal to God. They are waiting for God to perform his promises. In the meantime, they will ‘walk in the name of the *LORD’. The Bible often uses the word ‘walk’. Often, as here, it means to ‘be firm’. It means to ‘have a sense of purpose’. It means to ‘go on and not stop’. In other words, those people get stronger as they walk. The loyal people promise to be true to the *covenant. God gave that *covenant to Moses on the mountain called Sinai. Those people will be loyal always, for all time. The promise comforts them when they are sad. It keeps them from wrong deeds when the devil tests them. It gives strength to them for the future.

Other people get their strength from their religions. All the nations are now living ‘in the name of their gods’. (They are living by their belief in their gods.) Micah states his belief. ‘But we will walk (live) in the name of the *LORD, our God.’ We will continue this walk (this way to live) always, for all time. This means that we recognise the *LORD as our God. He is the only God. We do not give attention to other gods. We do not obey them. God has promised a new Jerusalem. To mix all the gods (religions) is not the answer. The nations must serve the one real God and they must obey him. When that happens, the promise will become true. The one real God is the God and Father of our *Lord Jesus Christ. That state of affairs will be permanent. It will continue always, for all time.

v6 This is what the *LORD declares. ‘At that time, I will gather my people. I will gather those that are weak. I will gather those that other people have bruised. I will bring together those that enemies have caused to scatter. I hurt Jerusalem’s people and I punished them. But I will bring them back to me. v7 I will change those that are unable to walk. I will change them into a loyal nation. I forced these people to leave. But I will make them into a strong nation.’ The *LORD will rule over them from the mountain called Zion. His rule will last always.