Read Micah 6:1-8
Listen to the Lord’s case against Israel.
Arise, O Lord,
and present your case; let the mountains and the hills hear what you say.
2 You mountains, you everlasting
foundations of the earth, listen to the Lord’s
case! The Lord has a case against
his people. He is going to bring an accusation against Israel.
3
The Lord
says, “My people, what have I done to you? How have I been a burden to you?
Answer me. 4I brought you out of Egypt; I rescued you from
slavery; I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to lead you. 5My people,
remember what King Balak of Moab planned to do to you and how Balaam son of
Beor answered him. Remember the things that happened on the way from the camp
at Acacia to Gilgal. Remember these things and you will realize what I did in
order to save you.”
6 What shall I bring to the Lord, the God of heaven, when I come to
worship him? Shall I bring the best calves to burn as offerings to him? 7Will
the Lord be pleased if I bring him
thousands of sheep or endless streams of olive oil? Shall I offer him my
firstborn child to pay for my sins? 8No, the Lord has told us what is good. What he requires of us is
this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble
fellowship with our God.
Think
God asks us to do something very simple. To do justice, show love, and live in humble
fellowship with him. Its not
complicated; its what God has set us apart for.
Pray
Lord, you have set your people from slavery in the past;
set us free from slavery to sin in the present.
Make it the desire of my heart that I would do justice, show constant
love and live in humble fellowship with you.
Amen.
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