Passage
Micah 6:1-16 (ESV)
Like Seeing the Face of God
Genesis 33:1-20
Key Verse: 33:11
What Does the Lord Require of You
Date: Dec. 6, 2014
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 6:8
He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the LORD require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
First, remember God's grace and mercy (1-5). The prophet calls on Israel to review her history and remember God's grace. He redeemed her from slavery in Egypt; he provided a shepherd for her in the wilderness; he turned Balaam's curse on her into a blessing (Nu 22-24); he led her across the Jordan into the Promised Land (from Shittim to Gilgal). We must have a sense of history; we must remember God's grace.
Second, what does the Lord require? (6-8) God does not ask impossible sacrifices of his people. He does not want superficial worship, either. He requires that we act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with him. We easily get distracted in our worship. Sins entangle us, problems consume us, and desires block us. We need to have a clear focus to love God and others purely. Then God is pleased and he pours out his mercy and grace upon us.
Third, Israel's guilt; God's punishment (9-16). Baal worship had been widely practiced in Northern Israel since the time of Omri and his daughter-in-law, Jezebel. God punished his people so that they might repent.
Prayer: Lord, help me to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with you today.
One Word: Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with our God
