How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

Have you ever been outside when dark clouds are forming and they look so ominous, even evil?

Then all of a sudden the clouds open up and this beam of sunlight breaks through?

I love that when it happens.

And that's what it feels like when the Old Testament prophet Micah delivered God's word to Israel.

Welcome to Through the Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee, as he continues to lead our study in the small but heavy book of Micah.

We're in chapter two, starting at verse 12.

So if you recall from our last study, Micah is delivering a strong message of judgment.

But there, at the end of chapter two, he speaks of God in a beautiful little prophecy that

shines just like a ray of sunshine through dark clouds.

Dr. McGee tells us that God doesn't shy away from pointing out sin, but he also isn't shy

about showing mercy, not because of our worthiness, but because of his own grace.

So as you can probably tell, this is a great study.

So while you grab your Bible and your seat on the Bible bus, Greg is here, and we want to tell

you a bit more about the mercy and grace that God is pouring out onto our fellow listeners

all around the world. And that's our business. We are flinging seed. We're sharing the love of God.

We're sharing Jesus Christ in some of the most unlikely places that you can think of. And I doubt

the word Kazakhstan has rolled off the lips of many of our listeners. Maybe it has. Tell us if it has.

But earlier this month, you and I talked about

an exciting article in this month's newsletter. Yeah, Dave Dunmore, one of our folks,

our team members here, had the opportunity to go into Central Asia and into the country of

Kazakhstan along with James Rosa. And that newsletter article tells stories. It has a few pictures that we have to

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