This is The Daily for Wed, Oct 21, 2026.

Micah 7:7-8
As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me. Do not gloat over me, my enemies! For though I fall, I will rise again. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.

In Micah’s time (8th Century), corrupt leaders used rigged courts to steal land and crush poor families, while bought-off priests and prophets promised God’s blessing in exchange for bribes. 

Micah called out their lies and hypocrisy, so he wasn’t very popular with the “powerful” people, BUT He knew the truth, where true power comes from.

Remember this: People-based power is always temporary. It always runs out of energy and another person moves in to take it over. 

We worship God, who never runs out of juice, who loves us because He made us, and who won’t fail us, even when things look dark and bleak. 

Don’t fall for the lie that people-power is the way. If it goes against  what the Lord has said, stick with Him. Trust in His power. If you’re trusting in people-power, make the switch today.