Daily devotional · August 16
What God Actually Asks
“With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”
The people in Micah's day ask how much they must bring to please God: bulls, rivers of oil, even their firstborn. The answer cuts through all the religious accounting. He has already told you what is good: do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God. Three short commands, and none of them requires a bigger budget. Faith is not measured by the size of the offering but by the shape of daily life. Read Micah 6:8 and consider each phrase. Where is justice needed in your workplace or neighborhood? Who needs the kind of loyal mercy you would want for yourself? Where has pride crept into how you relate to God? Today, choose one of the three and put it into a specific action. For instance, pay a fair wage or price, forgive a small debt, or admit a mistake without excuses.
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“He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”
Micah 6:8
Prayer
God, teach me to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with you. Make my ordinary day an offering.