Micah 6: 6-8
Micah 6: 6-8 6 With what shall I come before the LORDand bow down before the exalted God?Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,with calves a year old?
7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams,with ten thousand rivers of oil?Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression,the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has showed you, O man, what is good.And what does the LORD require of you?To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
The book of Micah is a mixed bag of judgment and deliverance. Micah points out how God hates idolatry, injustice and empty ritualism. He also points out how much God delights in pardoning the penitent.
In this section, Micah specifically is addressing our giving. There can be a great feeling as you give to the Lord's work in your church and community. Perhaps too good? Each of us is called to give what it is that the Lord has placed in our hearts. This text is addressing our attitude towards giving. It is fine to give but to give without obedience to His commands is out of step with what God requires. Look at verse 8. He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Without verse 8, our giving, our service to God is empty ritualism.
Blessings
Mark
Scripture taken from New International Version (NIV) Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society
7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams,with ten thousand rivers of oil?Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression,the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has showed you, O man, what is good.And what does the LORD require of you?To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
The book of Micah is a mixed bag of judgment and deliverance. Micah points out how God hates idolatry, injustice and empty ritualism. He also points out how much God delights in pardoning the penitent.
In this section, Micah specifically is addressing our giving. There can be a great feeling as you give to the Lord's work in your church and community. Perhaps too good? Each of us is called to give what it is that the Lord has placed in our hearts. This text is addressing our attitude towards giving. It is fine to give but to give without obedience to His commands is out of step with what God requires. Look at verse 8. He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Without verse 8, our giving, our service to God is empty ritualism.
Blessings
Mark
Scripture taken from New International Version (NIV) Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society
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