The Lord used the prophet Micah to deliver a powerful message of correction to the children of Israel. They were acting like stubborn, rebellious children, and God wanted to get their attention. God demanded, "Stand up and state your case against me. Let the mountains and hills be called to witness your complaints" (6:1 NLT). God wanted to know why they had turned their backs against Him after He delivered them from Egyptian slavery. Had God ever done anything to them to deserve their treachery? He declared, "O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me" (6:3 KJV). They could not answer the Lord.
The prophet Micah then says to them, "What can we bring to the Lord? What kind of offerings should we give him?" Could the children of Israel bring their young calves to sacrifice? What about bringing a thousand rams to sacrifice? What about offering ten thousand rivers of olive oil to the Lord? Or worst, would sacrificing their firstborn child be sufficient to pay for their sins? (6:6-7 NLT).
The Lord does not require huge sacrifices or heaps of gold and silver, but He does require us "to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God" (6:8 KJV). Yes, we have all fallen short of the glory of God. We have all failed the Lord many times over and over. Many have turned their backs on Him after He poured out blessing upon blessing.
If you want to successfully live for God, it can all be summed up in those three things:
- Do Right,
- Love Mercy and
- Walk Humbly.
If you are praying, listening to the voice of God, reading His Word, attending church and engaging in Godly fellowship, then you can easily fulfill these three requirements. God has not asked us to do the "impossible." That's His job!
Don't make living for God any harder than it needs to be.
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