He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6/8
1. A vision of insufficiency in the past religious activities v.6
2. An inward vision of the heart before the high God vs.4
3. Re-vision of past message vs.8
“HE hart showed thee:
WHO?
1. Your conscience
2. Creatures
3. The word of God
WHAT?
- To do justly
- To love mercy
- To walk humble before thy God
1. Do justly: obey Gods commandment and laws Exo. 20/1-17
Note: Grace do not abolished the law, the LAW intensifies GRACE
Read Matt. 5-7 note 5:17-19, 20-22, 27-28
2. Love mercy: Pro.21:13 you do not expect any praise for doing your legitimate job
- do not require gain of unrighteousness
i.e. Joseph saw divine hand in what his brothers does to him, he love them no matter what!
19. And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
20. But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
21. Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them. Gen. 50/19-21
3. Walk humbly with your God:
He hath shewed thee; by what?
-Nature Ps.19:1-3
-Conscience Rom.2:12-24
-His word -Mt.5:18
-The testimonies of changed life of people of the WAY. Gal; 1/21-24
21. Afterwards I came into the regions of
22. And was unknown by face unto the churches of
23. But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
24. And they glorified God in me.
