MICAH 6
6 “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?
7 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?”
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 6:6-8
MICAH 6 WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR GOD
A poem by ILMA inspired by these verses
Humility is an act of the heart, not of the will
When we fear the Lord, we will be humble
Because he gave us his own image to follow
Let us let go of the nature that is all so shallow
We ought to remember our place in his presence
He gave us his Son so we could emulate his meekness.
In this account, the prophet Micah narrates God’s case against his people for their sins. The tone of the queries of the Israelites about how to appease God’s judgment seems to me very far-fetched from hearts that acknowledge their breach in the covenant between them and God. It sounds like they are pretending not to know what is required of them with regards to this agreement between their Maker and themselves. Asking what kind of sacrifices and offering they have to give the Lord to appease his wrath showed that they have not been convicted of the displeasure they have caused the Lord to confront them with their sins. Micah replies on behalf of God himself what is required from them in verse 8: justice, kindness and walking humbly with God. Spurgeon spells out some points on when and how to walk humbly with God: Walk humbly when you are spiritually strong, when you have much work to do, when studying God’s word, when under trials, when dealing with sinners. Walk humbly in all your motives, in your devotions and when you are with your brothers and sisters in Christ. Spurgeon further says “True humility is thinking rightly of thyself, not meanly. When you have found out what you really are, you will be humble, for you are nothing to boast of. To be humble will make you safe. To be humble will make you happy. To be humble will make music in your heart when you go to bed. To be humble here will make you wake up in the likeness of your Master by-and-by.”
REFLECTION
· When and where do you think many Christians struggle with to walk humbly with God?
