Old Testament Scripture Reading: Micah 5:1 – 4 (KJV)
Mic 5:1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
Mic 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Mic 5:3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
Mic 5:4 And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
New Testament Scripture Reading: Revelation 19:11 – 16 (KJV)
Rev 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Rev 19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
Rev 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
Rev 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Rev 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Rev 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Transforming Power Statements:
1) The Prophet Micah foretold of the exact birthplace in which Jesus The Messiah would be born, which was one of many precise predictions of which converged upon Jesus because every one of God’s promises must be fulfilled and all of them are a wonder to behold.
2) One great characteristics of a good king, according to the Law of God, is that his administration must be fair to every person on every socioeconomic scale providing fair and righteous governess to all people in every walk of life, which has not been the case throughout most of the history of the world, except when King Jesus The Christ walked here on earth, and shall again when He is crowned King of Kings and LORD of lords!
3) In the meantime, the church His bride must submit ourselves under His authority as we invite every nation, kindred, tribe, tongue, and people to submit to Jesus Christ and bow to His perfect Word as we also learn to walk by faith and not by sight!