Monday
Read: Micah 6:1-8, Galatians 4:12-16
SOAP: Micah 6:8
“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
I think Micah 6:8 sums up all the book of Micah. We´ve read over and over again all the things Israel was doing wrong. Now we read what they had to do: They had to do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God. Three small, simple things that God asked His people to do and that asks us to do today too.
God was tired of religious ceremonies, sacrifices and shallow spiritual lives. The Israelites were not aware of how profoundly they had sinned against the Lord and they thought they could get rid of the guilt be performing religious acts.
To be able to do these three things, we need to be saved by Jesus Christ. If we try to live justly, love kindness and walk humbly without presenting ourselves to God as sinners in need of a Savior, we´ll be just being religious people.
Don’t try to please God being religious. He wants your heart. He wants a surrendered life. He wants us to behave as his children, as daughters of the King who live by His Word.
Dear Lord, I want to know You intimately. I don´t want to live a lie. I don´t want to wear the religious mask and have an empty heart. Oh Father, help me live a real faith that can transform me from the inside out and reach others for Your glory. In Jesus name, Amen.