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Micah 6:1-8 NKJV
Hear now what the Lord says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills hear your voice. Hear, O you mountains, the Lord ’s complaint, And you strong foundations of the earth; For the Lord has a complaint against His people, And He will contend with Israel. “O My people, what have I done to you? And how have I wearied you? Testify against Me. For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, I redeemed you from the house of bondage; And I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. O My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab counseled, And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, From Acacia Grove to Gilgal, That you may know the righteousness of the Lord .” With what shall I come before the Lord , And bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With calves a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, Ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
Substitute the bit about, 'brought you up out of Israel' for, 'I sent my precious son to die a horrific, painful death that He didn't deserve for you,' and the bit about Balak for 'I called you, I opened your eyes to the desperate situation you were in and rescued you,' and this passage takes on a more personal meaning that's directed directly at you, rather than the less grateful Children of Israel.
There is really no way we can ever to begin to repay that, not even if we were all to sacrifice to Him with all of God's material blessings He's given us, pooled. God knows and appreciates that, He doesn't except or even want us to repay it. He does want us to be just, love mercy, and most importantly of all, to walk humbly with Him.
So how do you do that?
Hear now what the Lord says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills hear your voice. Hear, O you mountains, the Lord ’s complaint, And you strong foundations of the earth; For the Lord has a complaint against His people, And He will contend with Israel. “O My people, what have I done to you? And how have I wearied you? Testify against Me. For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, I redeemed you from the house of bondage; And I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. O My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab counseled, And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, From Acacia Grove to Gilgal, That you may know the righteousness of the Lord .” With what shall I come before the Lord , And bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With calves a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, Ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
Substitute the bit about, 'brought you up out of Israel' for, 'I sent my precious son to die a horrific, painful death that He didn't deserve for you,' and the bit about Balak for 'I called you, I opened your eyes to the desperate situation you were in and rescued you,' and this passage takes on a more personal meaning that's directed directly at you, rather than the less grateful Children of Israel.
There is really no way we can ever to begin to repay that, not even if we were all to sacrifice to Him with all of God's material blessings He's given us, pooled. God knows and appreciates that, He doesn't except or even want us to repay it. He does want us to be just, love mercy, and most importantly of all, to walk humbly with Him.
So how do you do that?
