We conclude a four-week study of one of the great verses in all of Scripture, Micah 6:8. The third of God’s requirements for his people, is to “walk humbly” with Him. Again, many times people focus on the word “humbly,” but I would suggest that the word “walk” should be our key word. In this study we will try to understand what it takes to walk humbly with our God.
We continue in our study of Micah 6:8 by looking at the second thing that “really matters to God.” This second word is MERCY, and it is another word that is difficult to translate from Hebrew to English as we don’t have a word quite like it. However, we can see both descriptions and illustrations that help us to know what it means and how to live as people of mercy. After all, if it matters to God, it should matter to us!
In both the English and Hebrew languages, the word JUSTICE, can have multiple meanings. When Micah declared that one of the things “that the Lord is requiring of you,” is JUSTICE, it seems that we’d better know exactly what that means. In Micah 6:8, there are three qualities that God “requires” of us, and these will be our topics for the coming weeks. This week, we learn about three different meanings and usages for the word JUSTICE, and hopefully find an understanding of the meaning used here.
Near the end of His earthly ministry, Jesus listed seven “Woes” to the church people of that day. It seems that they had totally misconstrued what God really wanted from them. So Jesus made it perfectly clear! The fourth specific scolding is a wonderful reminder of the three things that really matter to God. Everything else is secondary. As we start a new year, let’s focus on those things that are most important.
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