“Walk Humbly

With Your God”

Hear what the LORD says; Rise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. Hear, you mountains, the controversy of the LORD, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the LORD has a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.

“O my people, what have I done to you? In what have I wearied you? Answer me! For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and redeemed you from the house of slavery; and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. O my people, remember now what King Balak of Moab devised, what Balaam son of Beor answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the saving acts of the LORD.”

“With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?” He has told you, O mortal, 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 6:1-8

Our walk with God needs to be obedient. We need to listen for his quiet words of guidance. Those may come from the Bible, in the words of the wind, or through some other person. God in His mercy gives us a long leash and rarely yanks our chain. He does not delight in the struggle to keep us in line. He delights when we walk in a surrendered way with Him.

When Israel complained to the prophet Micah about how hard they thought it was to please God, God replied with a straightforward, simple way to please Him. Being just and loving mercy while we walk humbly with Him brings God great pleasure.

You will know He is pleased when He doesn’t have to hold your leash anymore.

Find true freedom by walking obediently with God.

Our Daily Bread – December 22, 2007