“Stand up and state your case to the mountains,
let the hills hear what you have to say.”
2 Listen, mountains, to Adonai’s case;
also you enduring rocks that support the earth!
Adonai has a case against his people;
he wants to argue it out with Isra’el:
3 “My people, what have I done to you?
How have I wearied you? Answer me!
4 I brought you up from the land of Egypt.
I redeemed you from a life of slavery.
I sent Moshe, Aharon
and Miryam to lead you.
5 My people, just remember what Balak
the king of Mo’av had planned,
what Bil‘am the son of B‘or answered him,
[and what happened] between Sheetim and Gilgal —
so that you will understand
the saving deeds of Adonai.”
6 “With what can I come before Adonai
to bow down before God on high?
Should I come before him with burnt offerings?
with calves in their first year?
7 Would Adonai take delight in thousands of rams
with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?
Could I give my firstborn to pay for my crimes,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
8 Human being, you have already been told
what is good, what Adonai demands of you —
no more than to act justly, love grace
and walk in purity with your God.
RG AUDIO 040115"More Than Duty" by Author: Jennifer Woodard
In Micah chapter 6, God is not pleased with Israel. He no longer wants to receive empty words of apology or meaningless acts of sacrifice. He wants true action from sincere hearts. He wants humility, understanding, repentance and response. He still wants this today.
God has poured out all of this for us: His love, redemption, protection and grace. He acts justly on our behalf. All He does comes from His goodness and from His character. So, what does God require of us? A right response to a righteous God!
Fortunately, we can learn to do and be what God requires. Regardless of how we feel, we can act in ways that are just. The more we act rightly, the more we gain understanding of people and their circumstances. This new understanding leads to humility, and our actions begin to come from hearts of mercy rather than coming simply from obedience or imitation.
What an amazing workmanship He can do within us!
Hymn for Today: "Seek Justice" by Me in Motion
A million lives and the numbers climb
We go so numb and we close our eyes
Say a prayer and wonder
Who's gonna answer their cries?
The easy thing is to close our minds
Drown out the noise of the world outside
But what if the answer to all this injustice
Is you and I?
How will we know if we don't try?
Who's gonna set the captives free?
And who's gonna love the refugee?
Our God is calling us to seek justice and mercy
Seek justice, love mercy
Will we choose to live selfishly
Or give our lives to the least of these?
Well, I wanna make a difference
That lasts for eternity
So let your heart move my feet
Who's gonna set the captives free?
And who's gonna love the refugee?
Our God is calling us to seek justice and mercy
Seek justice, love mercy, woah, woah, woah
We gotta do what Jesus said
(Woah)
To comfort the broken
Give hope for the orphan
And love with all we have
(Woah)
He said, "What you do unto these
Oh, you do it unto Me"
So I'm on a go, I'm on a go
Who's gonna set the captives free?
And who's gonna love the refugee?
Our God is calling us to seek justice and mercy
Seek justice, love mercy, woah, woah, woah
Our God is calling us to seek justice and mercy
Seek justice, love mercy
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