~ Good Morning and Happy Tuesday!

I really hope that you rested well last night. And if not, may “Nap Time” be somewhere in your near future.

Let’s take our attention to Micah‬, chapter 6, today.

Throughout Micah chapter 6, the Prophet Micah speaks for Yahweh, the Lord God, and uses legal language to picture a courtroom scene. One commentator, I read from, said, “In a sense, this chapter represents God’s lawsuit against Israel.”

In Micah, our Lord speaks very frankly with the Israeli people; however, in Micah 1:2, the Lord makes it clear that He was also, actually, speaking to everyone of us on the earth.

At this time, Israel was involved in committing horrific sins against God, and each other. (Read Micah, chapter 6, carefully.) Israel would sin grossly against the Lord, and then offer the Lord a cheap sacrifice, and/or lifeless worship, expecting Him to simply cover up, and forgive, their sins (see verses 6-7).

In verse 8, the Lord tells Israel, and each of us, what He really wants from us.

“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?” (Micah‬ ‭6:8‬ ‭ESV‬‬)

To Do Justice

Father God wants us to have a right relationship with Him, and also a right relationship with each other. We must do justly to all; we must do wrong to none, and do right to all.

To Love Kindness

We must love kindness, mercy and steadfast love for our Lord, and others. We must delight in these things as our Father God does. We should be most happy to have any opportunity to do good, and we should do it cheerfully.

To Walk Humbly

We must walk humbly with our Lord. Like Enoch, of old, we need to walk with God, placing our faith in Him, trusting Him, serving and pleasing Him. We must conform to God, converse with Him and commune with Him.

We must walk humbly with mankind. We should live in a spirit of humility, and an attitude of carefulness or thoughtfulness, preferring our brother’s and sister’s before us.

Let’s all work diligently on these things and make this old world go around a little smoother while waiting on our Lord’s return.

Be blessed!

— Pastor H. Gene Allen,
Lead Pastor
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