Heralds Digest

"Then they will cry to the Lord, But He will not hear them; He will even hide His face from them at that time, Because they have been evil in their deeds". (Micah 3:4 NKJV) Wickedness is nothing other than the evil coloration of the goodness of God. Being created in the image of God, man is designed good - a reflection of the goodness of God. However, the desire to create its own goodness is a deception sold to man by the enemy. Confidence in the Lord promotes satisfaction in the goodness within, and the reflection of the same goodness to others. Otherwise, wickedness is promoted in every attempt to convert the good fortunes of others for self gratification. Therefore, true goodness is gracious; being not the goodness received from others, but reflected to others.

"The one who breaks open will come up before them; They will break out, Pass through the gate, And go out by it; Their king will pass before them, With the Lord at their head.” (Micah 2:13 NKJV) Irrespective of the level of its facelift or beatification, the grave remains the abode of the dead. Living in the grave is synonymous to abiding in the cage of spiritual recklessness, financial impropriety, health failure, emotional imbalance, etc. And only a walking corpse will see no difference in the lifestyle within and outside the grave. However, the One who breaks open the grave is Jesus; and His power still command immediate attention within the camp of the enemy. He gives power to all His redeemed to speak to their graves and they get opened.