Thursday 11 May, 2017

[ursen]

Micah 6:6-8 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
6 The people of Israel say,

“What should we bring with us
when we go to worship the Lord?
What should we offer the God of heaven
when we bow down to him?
Should we take burnt offerings to him?
Should we sacrifice calves
that are a year old?
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams?
Will he take delight in 10,000 rivers of olive oil?
Should we offer our oldest sons
for the wrong things we’ve done?
Should we sacrifice our own children
to pay for our sins?”

8 The Lord has shown you what is good.
He has told you what he requires of you.
You must act with justice.
You must love to show mercy.
And you must be humble as you live in the sight of your God.

I know I have used this before, but it gets right done to the root of how to please God. It is so easy to get into a list of rules on how to act, when Micah 6:8 brings it done to it's essence. Act with justice, practice mercy, be humble with God. When in doubt about any action pray humbly before God before acting.