“Mankind, He has told you what is good and what it is the Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God.”
Micah 6:8 HCSB
The people of God were content with a showy practice; they offered sacrifices but neglected the weighty matters of the heart.
God can see past the front. He wants the heart. In Deuteronomy 10:12 Moses says,
““And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you except to fear the Lord your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, and to worship the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul?”
Deuteronomy 10:12
Jesus taught about the heart. “The pure in heart are blessed, for they will see God.”Matthew 5:8 HCSB
He operated from a pure heart and showed how to live a life in purity before God.
When asked by a ruler what was the most important commandment He cited the one above, but went on the say, and the second is like it, love you neighbour as yourself (Matt 22:39). In doing so Jesus summarised the commandments from 10 to 2.
Walking humbly recognises our own selfishness and asking our God for His Spirit and enabling power to live as required. It is only though His grace we are able. Amen!
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