January 9, 2026 

Micah 7:8–9 gives voice to a faith that refuses to surrender to despair. Even while sitting in darkness and waiting for God’s deliverance, the prophet declares confidence that the Lord will be his light and will bring him into justice and restoration.

Devotional: 
Waiting may be one of the hardest places of faith. It is uncomfortable, unresolved, and often quiet in ways that make us uneasy. We can handle movement, even hard movement, better than stillness. Micah speaks directly into that tension, offering words shaped not by quick rescue, but by stubborn hope.

The prophet does not deny the darkness. He names it. He acknowledges falling. He admits that he is sitting in a place where light has not yet broken through. Yet he refuses to let that moment define the story. “Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.” That sentence holds together honesty and trust in a way few others do.

Waiting does not mean God is absent. It often means God is working in ways we cannot yet see. Micah’s confidence does not rest in circumstances improving quickly. It rests in the character of God. Even when consequences must be faced and time must pass, Micah trusts that God’s justice and mercy will meet him again.

Epiphany reminds us that light does not always arrive on our schedule. The Magi waited generations before the promise they followed came into view. Israel waited centuries for the Messiah. Waiting has always been part of the story of faith. The presence of waiting does not mean the light has gone out.

In our own lives, waiting can feel like failure. We assume that progress must always look active or visible. Scripture challenges that assumption. Sometimes waiting is the most faithful posture we can take. It is where trust is refined and hope is deepened.

Micah’s declaration pushes back against the lie that darkness has the final word. Light does not always burst in dramatically. Sometimes it arrives quietly, steadily, with enough strength to keep us from giving up. God’s light holds us in the waiting, reminding us that the story is still unfolding.

When we are tempted to despair, this passage invites us to speak faith out loud. Not because we feel it fully yet, but because truth steadies us while feelings catch up. The Lord will be my light. Not someday. Even here.

Action: 
If you are in a season of waiting, name it honestly before God today. Speak Micah’s words as a prayer, trusting that God’s light is present even when answers have not yet come.

Prayer: 
Faithful God, You see us when we sit in the waiting and when darkness feels close. Help us trust Your presence even when resolution feels far away. Strengthen our hope, steady our hearts, and remind us that Your light has not left us. We wait with confidence in You, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Thought for the Day: 
God’s light holds us even while we wait.

Waiting can feel like darkness, especially when answers are slow and the road ahead remains unclear. Micah reminds us that even while we are waiting, God remains our light.
If you are in between what was and what will be, this promise is for you. The light has not gone out.