“He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” - Micah 6v8
Israel could be religious with the best of them. They had the sacrifices down pat, their religious rituals were the pride of the area, and everything seemed okay on the surface.
But deeper down there were serious issues. There hearts were corrupt, the treated their neighbours poorly, they were proud and arrogant in their demeanour. They showed no love of God in their lives.
As God reasoned with them He let them know that this was not the way. He summarised all that He wanted from them with a short list of this that He really desired to see.
- Do what is right to others
- Love and demonstrate God’s mercy
- Walk in humility before God
That doesn’t look like too much to ask does it? Yet when these are combined the summarise all that true godly living is all about. The fruit of the Spirit can easily be seen in this short list.
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