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Daily Bible thoughts 674: Monday 4th August 2014:

Isaiah 27:1-6

A day is coming when all evil will be defeated by God (1). Be sure about this. The chapter in front of us today is the last of Isaiah’s four chapters on God’s judgment of the world (Chapters 24-27). It talks about ”that day” i.e. the judgment day to come at the close of history. ”Leviathan” in this verse represents the ungodly nations of the world. He also represents the spiritual forces of evil who stand behind all the wickedness in the world (Revelation 12:7-9), and especially ”that ancient serpent” the devil. A school caretaker with a simple understanding of the Bible told a group of students that the message of the book of Revelation is easy to understand: ”In the end Jesus wins!” This verse speaks of a mighty victory to be won by the Lord; total and complete victory. We need to be certain about this and walk in it. Never forget that He has a ”fierce, great and powerful sword’’ or that He has put a similar weapon into our hands (Eph.6:17). It is good news for this sad, old, pain-wracked world that the devil is going to feel the sharp point of the Lord of glory’s sword.

In the midst of God’s judgment of the world, His people are being delivered and the true Israel restored – here symbolised by the ”fruitful vineyard” (2). A day is coming when God will no longer be ”angry’‘ with His people (4). He will only be angry at the ”briars and thorns” (their enemies). Even these He will not want to destroy. He would much rather reconcile them to Himself (5).

Isaiah sees a day when Israel (”Jacob”, 6) will ”take root” (Isaiah 11:1, 10) and ”fill all the world with fruit.” Isaiah is looking forward to the Messianic age, and the ‘fruit’ will new believers brought into the Kingdom of God through Jesus Christ (John 15:1, 5, 16.) Those new disciples will themselves be fruitful as they ‘‘remain’’ in Christ who is the ”true vine’’. Christ has chosen His disciples to ”go and bear fruit-fruit that will last” (John 15:16). Not only do we need to fully play our part in the fruit bearing process by abiding in Jesus, but also recognise God’s role in watching over us, watering us and guarding us continually (3). Without Him we are nothing; we can do nothing; we achieve nothing. When the Lord makes a life fruitful; or a people to be fruit bearing, that is something to sing about! (2). We sing songs of praise about it because we didn’t do it, but we know who did!

We must not forget, either, that this fruitful people have been a chastised people. They have been through painful discipline to get to this point. The purpose of all ”distress” that God allows to come our way is to bring us to God (26:16)

  • God will judge all His enemies;
  • God will make His people to be abundantly fruitful.
  • Here is cause for celebration!

Prayer: ‘’Holy Spirit flow through me, and make my life what it ought to be…’’

 

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Daily Bible thoughts 666: Wednesday 23rd July 2014:

 Proverbs 22:12 – 16

Yesterday we saw the importance of good talk (11): ”God loves the pure-hearted and well-spoken; good leaders also delight in their friendship.” The Message. The next proverb (12) deals with its opposite: ”God guards knowledge with a passion, but he’ll have nothing to do with deception.” The Message. What this proverb seems to mean is that the Lord will ensure that the truth will prevail over the words of the false. He will vindicate the truth. That is good to know. Come to think of it, that is exactly what God did in the resurrection of Jesus. In raising Jesus (”the truth” Jn.14:6) He was vindicating Him in the face of the irregular human verdict based on lies. The truth will out. It will prevail. It is self-evident that lying is a mug’s game. Liars get caught out. They have to tell more and more lies to cover their earlier lies, but they always get exposed in the end. So stay with God on the side of truth. Indeed determine, with God’s almighty enabling, to be scrupulously honest.

The lazy person always has an excuse for not working; for staying in bed (13). These are often hollow and ridiculous excuses. ”The loafer says, ”There’s a lion on the loose! If I go out I’ll be eaten alive!” ” The Message. As someone observed, they talk about the lion outside, but forget about the ‘lion’ within (1 Peter 5:8) who will surely ”devour” them if they don’t change their ways. In church life we need to ensure that we are not making empty excuses for failing to do pressing work that we really ought to be getting on with.

Proverbs has a lot to say about the danger of adultery. If we heed it, we will do our utmost to stay far away from even the possibility of temptation. Here is another aspect (14). It is one way God’s judgment on a life is worked out. As Paul shows in Romans 1: 18-32, when men give God up, God gives men up; He gives them up to things like adultery. He allows them to reject Him and choose their own way down an ever more slippery path. He takes off the ‘handbrake’ and allows them to start rolling downhill.

Children, left to their own devices, will incline towards folly because of their inherent sinful nature (15). Only by the power of the Holy Spirit can this be properly subdued, but parents also have a role, under the influence of God’s Spirit, to correct and train their children in God’s ways. ”Young people are prone to foolishness and fads; the cure comes through tough-minded discipline.” The Message. It is a sad thing to read that the old priest, Eli, did not discipline his boys as he should have done, with disastrous consequences (1 Sam.3:13). May God help us as parents, for we surely need all the aid we can draw from him. To raise children well is probably the greatest, and hardest, calling in the world.

The people who extort money from the poor, or who try to bribe the rich will ”both come to poverty”. God will punish the oppressor. Sooner or later he will lose his ill-gotten gains (Jas.5:4, 5). On the other hand, the briber will end up squandering his wealth for nothing. We have been warned!

Prayer: Lord, I can see that your way is best. Sometimes the way of the world is appealing, but I know that it is wrong. Help me to always walk in the road of heavenly wisdom rather than being diverted down the pathway of human folly.

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Daily Bible thoughts 665: Tuesday 22nd April 2014:

 Proverbs 22:7-11

We continue to finger the precious ‘pearls’ of wisdom hanging on this Biblical ‘string’.

Verse 7: In our indebted society, surely this is motivation to go without rather than live on ‘tick’. The ability to have now and pay later has done a lot of harm, where used irresponsibly. It is a fact of life that power and wealth go together, and all too often the powerful do not use their resources for the benefit of the needy. In Bible times the poor often sold themselves to their lenders in order to pay off their debts. ”The poor are always ruled over by the rich, so don’t borrow and put yourself under their power.” The Message. (See also verses 9 and 16).

Verse 8: As we are regularly disturbed and unsettled by the news headlines we need to remember this proverb. The Bible is a realistic Book. It faces the fact that we live in a world in which there are those who sow ”wickedness”, but it is also insistent that we will reap what we sow. It is a much repeated principle in Scripture. Evil is boomerang – like and will rebound on people with great velocity. ”Whoever sows sin reaps weeds, and bullying anger sputters into nothing.” The Message.

Verse 9: ”A generous man…” has much to teach the ”rich” (7) who dominate the poor. You don’t have to have a lot to be generous. Here is another repeated Biblical principle which I would express like this: you can’t out give God! ”Generous hands are blessed hands because they give bread to the poor.” The Message. I believe that serving the poor in some form is a non-negotiable part of Christian discipleship. And for those who are blessed with much there is an even heavier responsibility. Consider also Prov. 11:24, 25: ”The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller. The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped.” The Message.

Verse 10: ”Kick out the troublemakers and things will quiet down; you need a break from bickering and griping.” The Message. This is more easily said than done, but there comes a point in church life where, after all due process, with time and patience for people to change their ways, this has to be done. It is a sad day when such surgical removal has to take place (and, hopefully, a rarity), but sometimes it just becomes inevitable for the health of the body. The ‘cancer’ will spread if not removed.

Verse 11: Kind words that flow from a pure heart will open all kinds of doors. We are not thinking here of manipulative and deliberately flattering words. This is about genuine people operating out of a true heart. Whoever you are, it’s nice to know that there are those around you who are for you; who love you and have your back. They are not being sycophantic and pursuing their own agendas. They are just good people and their words bless you. Who does not need such friends?

Prayer: Lord, I am again aware of just how much I need your wisdom and not my own. I thank you for the beauty of the wisdom that shines in just a few verses of this wonderful book. It causes me to crave more and more of your perspective.

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Daily Bible thoughts 651: Wednesday 2nd July 2014:

 Isaiah 17

”If the people you trust do not trust the Lord, their judgment may become your judgment.” Warren W.Wiersbe: With the Word, p.462. This chapter calls to us across the centuries to trust in the Lord and not in mere people.

This prophecy is given against Damascus, the capital city of Aram (Syria), and also against Ephraim (Israel, the ten northern tribes of the divided kingdom.) It relates to a time when both Aram and Ephraim were in an alliance against Judah (see 7:1 – 9:21). The Israelites were going to be judged along with Aram, because they put their trust in their pagan neighbours instead of in God. (The reference to ”imported vines” in verse 10 also concerns this unholy alliance.) The judgment of God is a real thing. Imagine words such as those in (1) being spoken about a great city today: Leeds, for example: ”Watch this: Damascus undone as a city, a pile of dust and rubble! Her towns emptied of people, The sheep and goats will move in And take over the towns as if they owned them – which they will! (2) The Message. This prophecy proved true within a few short years. The Assyrians captured Damascus in 732 B.C. and ten years later conquered Israel. Israel and Syria had huddled together for warmth against the approaching storm of the Assyrians, but their alliance was unable to protect them from the severe weather. To trust in man is always futile.

Verses 4 to 11 relate primarily to Israel. In (5-8) Isaiah says that a small number of Israelites will remain faithful to God and survive His judgment: ”She’ll be like a few stalks of barley left standing in the lush Valley of Rephaim after harvest. Or like the couple of ripe olives overlooked in the top of the olive tree, Or the four or five apples that the pickers couldn’t reach in the orchard.” The Message. No doubt some of these people turned away from paganism to God because they feared the judgment that was coming. Indeed many of them would eventually leave Israel and settle in Judah. But what of those who would not turn to God? They would be driven from the ”strong cities” (9) they had taken from the Canaanites. As the people of Canaan had fled before them, the people of Israel would now show their heels to the Assyrians.

Isaiah pictures the nations of the Middle East ‘‘raging’’ like the ”raging sea” (12). They are raging against the Lord, His people, and ultimately against Jesus (Psalm 2:1-6; Acts 4:25, 26). However, God is so powerful He will drive them back like ”chaff” before the ”wind” (13). Assyria was one of those turbulent nations God the Lord was going to deal with decisively. There is no doubt about as to who is in ultimate control. These verses (12-14) can comfort and encourage us today as we hear terribly disturbing reports from that region of the world.

God’s holiness is dangerous to sinful man. Like Aslan, in C.S. Lewis’ ‘The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe’, He is good, but He isn’t safe! The key to security when faced with the reality of God’s judgment is to trust in Him alone (7 and 10). To place your confidence anywhere else is to court disaster. (See Deuteronomy 8:19, 20). Without trust in God you can have apparent success (10, 11), but it will only be for a limited time. ”We shall never garner the harvest without his help and blessing…The co-operation and blessing of God, sought in answer to prayer, cannot be left out of our calculations, if we are to win lasting success.” F.B. Meyer: Great verses through the Bible, p.275

Prayer: Forgetful I may be at times Lord, but cause me to always remember you, and know that you are trustworthy.

 

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Daily Bible thoughts 648: Friday 27th June 2014

Isaiah 15/16

These two chapters contain an oracle against Moab. Moab was a small country East of Israel. Its founding can be traced back to Abraham’s nephew Lot (Gen.19:36, 37). So the Moabites were ”cousins” of the Israelites. What is more, David’s great-grandmother was a Moabitess (Ruth 4:13-17). But in spite of the blood relationship between the Moabites and the Israelites they remained perpetual enemies. Here are some thoughts from these two chapters:

How quickly everything we prize and live for can be over (1): ”destroyed in a night!”. Pride goes before a fall, and this was the predominant sin of Moab (16:6; see Prov.6:16, 17): ”We’ve heard – everyone’s heard! – of Moab’s pride, world-famous for pride – Arrogant, self-important, insufferable, full of hot air.” The Message. (See 1 John 2:15-17). Part of (16:14) reads like this in The Message: ”…that splendid hot-air balloon will be punctured…”

The futility of paganism (16:12; see also 15:2): In spite of God’s judgment on the Moabites, they still sought their gods. It was all futile, as it always will be. God’s disciplining and chastising work doesn’t always lead to repentance. Sometimes people just dig themselves deeper into their sinful holes. They’re not for vacating them at any cost!

Opportunity for repentance (16:14): Isaiah saw that this judgment would fall on Moab ”Within three years…” In the first place, the fulfilment of the prophecy would increase his credibility in the eyes of the people. But much more importantly, it would allow the Moabites time to repent and avoid the judgment (see 2 Peter 3:9).

The opportunity for refuge (16:1-4a): They should make peace with Judah (1, 2) and go to Jerusalem for assylum. God promised to protect Judah from the Assyrian army (10:24ff.) When God sends a word of judgment, He offers a way of escape, and gives time to do so.

The terror of judgment (15/16:7). We have an awful description of comprehensive grief. Look at the various references to weeping, wailing, lamenting, grieving, and crying out. So many Moabites would die that their blood would spill into the waters of the land (15:9). Isaiah could say that this time of trouble would eventually end (16:4b), but it would be desperate while it lasted. You will see how Isaiah’s heart broke for the grieving people of Moab (15:5; 16:5, 11). The Old Testament prophets took no pleasure in preaching God’s judgment. Isaiah’s heart cry surely reflects God’s own. He ”wants all men to be saved” (1 Tim.2:4). Think also about Matthew 23:37. We need to remember always that ”lost people matter to God.”  Someone said: ”You will never lock eyes with anyone who doesn’t matter to the Father.”  Isaiah is a challenge to us, raising the question: ‘How much do I care about people who don’t know Jesus?’ Their eternal destiny should be a matter of serious concern to everyone in the church. ”This is the only preaching which touches the heart of the unsaved. To announce their doom with metallic voice and unperturbed manner will only harden; but to speak with streaming eyes, and the eloquence of a broken heart, will touch the most callous. It is the broken heart that breaks hearts. Tears start tears.” F.B Meyer: Great verses through the Bible, p.275.

The coming of the Messiah (16:5): Isaiah looks way beyond the present trouble to a day when Christ will come and reign over both Judah and Moab, and ”justice” and ‘‘righteousness’’ will prevail. As ever in the prophetic writings, the light of hope shines brightly, even amidst the gloomiest gloom. We can thank God that it is so.

Prayer: Lord crucified give me a heart like yours.

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Daily Bible thoughts 636: Wednesday 11th June 2014:

Isaiah 11:1-9                                                                                                                                                                                        How did Jesus fulfil His ministry in the world? The answer is, He was totally dependent on the power of the Holy Spirit (Luke 4:18). That reliance on the Spirit’s anointing was prophesied by Isaiah centuries before Jesus came (1-3a). Jesse was David’s father. After the fall of Jerusalem, the house of David did indeed become a ”stump” (1). It was seemingly dead. There was no nation to rule, no throne to sit on and no power to wield. Yet Isaiah could see that this stump was not completely dead, but would one day produce a ”shoot”. If you remember, Isaiah had previously spoken about the ”Branch of the LORD and about the ”stump” that would become a ”holy seed” (Isaiah 4:2; 6:13). In those verses Isaiah was thinking mainly about the remnant of Judah, the faithful Jews who would return to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile. But here he sees the emergence from among the Jews, of an individual, the Messiah, in the more distant future. God’s Spirit will ‘‘rest’’ on Him and equip Him for ministry. (The idea of resting might well suggest a sense of ease and comfort about coming on Jesus. There was nothing in the Lord to drive away the sensitive, dove-like Spirit of God. He could feel at home with Him.)

Even as God’s Son, Jesus delighted ”in the fear of the LORD”(3a). He spent His life in ”reverent submission” to God (Hebs.5:7, 8; see also Mark 14:36). The Spirit of God will be glad to inspire such an attitude in you and me. I know that I need everything the Spirit of God brought to Jesus. When the Messiah comes, He will not deal with people superficially. He will rule with justice, protecting the poor and needy and punishing the wicked (3b-5). The anointing of the Spirit will give a man a fiery concern for justice, along with the ability to see beyond the surface of things.  The Messiah is ruling now in one sense, but Isaiah seems to be looking way beyond the current church age to a time when Christ’s Kingdom will be fully established over all the earth (6-9). These verses clearly look to a future Messianic Kingdom in which hostility and killing will come to an end, even among the animals. The great predatory beasts will recognise the rule of mankind over all living creatures (Gen.1:28), so that even a ”little child” will be able to ”lead them” (6). Isaiah seems to see a restoration of the Garden of Eden in which there will be perfect harmony. What a day it will be when The whole earth will be brimming with knowing God-Alive, a living knowledge of God ocean-deep, ocean-wide. The Message.

So, God would fell the mighty trees of Assyria (10:33, 34), but from a ”stump” bring about His eternal purposes in the world. Let’s not despise the day of small things

Prayer: I ask just this, Lord, that I will not look down on things that you are in, just because they appear small at the moment. Little is much when you are in it.

 

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Daily Bible thoughts 593: Friday 11th April 2014:

 Micah 7:1-7

Spiritual leadership can be lonely, disappointing and frustrating at times (1). There are things you quite legitimately ”crave”. Your heart is in your ministry and you long to see real change in people. You look for ‘fruit’. For Micah, looking for godly people in the land was like looking for fruit and finding none (1). ”I’m like someone who goes to the garden to pick cabbages and carrots and corn And returns empty-handed, finds nothing for soup or sandwich or salad.” The Message. Micah was a Spirit-filled preacher with a powerful ministry (3:8), but he watched things go from bad to worse before his very eyes.

Verses 2 -4 paint a terrible picture of a society filled with corruption and falling apart. ”They’ve all become experts in evil. Corrupt leaders demand bribes. The powerful rich make sure they get what they want.” The Message. The ”best” of the people are like briers and thorns that cut and scratch (4). However, it goes on: ”But no longer: It’s exam time.” The Message. ”The day of your watchmen has come…’ (4). The watchmen were the prophets of Israel who warned of impending judgment (see Jer.6:17; Ezk.3:17).

Furthermore, all of this rottenness had spread into family life (5, 6). You couldn’t necessarily trust those closest to you not to stab you in the back.” Don’t trust your neighbor, don’t confide in your friend. Watch your words, even with your spouse. Neighborhoods and families are falling to pieces. The closer they are – sons, daughters, in-laws – The worse they can be. Your own family is the enemy.” ”Jesus quoted verse 6 to show that His coming to earth would divide families into those who believed in Him and those who did not (Matthew 10:34-38). Just as the sun heightens the contrast between brightness and shadow, so does Jesus heighten the contrast between faith and unbelief.” Tom Hale: The Applied Old Testament Commentary, p.1270.

So what do you do when you’re not seeing the things you came into the ministry to see; when your good results seem to lie somewhere between little and nothing. We live in an age that prizes measurable success, but what do you do when you can’t produce the favourable stats? In fact all the charts are plummeting in a southerly direction! Here’s what to do: take your stand alongside Micah and keep your eyes on God (7). Be steadfast and immoveable knowing that your labour in the Lord will not be in vain. Watch, hope and wait. ”But me, I’m not giving up. I’m sticking around to see what GOD will do. I’m waiting for God to make things right. I’m counting on God to listen to me.” The Message.

To quote a well known radio preacher: ”The word for today is…

”But me, I’m not giving up.” ”

Prayer: Even when things appear disappointing, help me dear Lord to put one front in front of the other and keep going.

 

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Daily Bible thoughts 592: Thursday 10th April 2014:

Micah 6:9-16

In verse 9, ”the city” is called to ”Listen!” In ‘The Message’ it adds the comment: ”This is serious business.” What we are about in church, in listening to the voice of God, is ”serious business”. In a lovingly blistering letter to his congregation, written in May 1954, William Still of Gilcomston Baptist church, Aberdeen, wrote: ”It is quite clear that there is a considerable company of so-called evangelicals in our city, as in others, whose interest in Christian work largely depends on its ‘Christian’ entertainment value, and who idolize Christian personalities in much the same way the world does its actors and sportsmen. Even in gatherings for the deepening of spiritual life one can sense and see people hanging on a speaker’s words, waiting for his first joke…no one who has caught the heart-beat of the eternal God in the agony of Calvary and who is called to communicate the Word will have time or inclination to be any other than intensely serious.” I am not saying that there isn’t a place for humour in church, but preachers are not club comedians doing a ‘turn’. This is ”serious business”.

You will see that there was a distinct lack of ”justice” and ”mercy” in their social relationships (10-12). These words surely have a resonance and relevance for our own society: ”Do you expect me to overlook obscene wealth you’ve piled up by cheating and fraud? Do you think I’ll tolerate shady deals and shifty scheming? I’m tired of the violent rich bullying their way with bluffs and lies…You’ll pay for your sins down to your last cent.” The Message. This is ”serious business” and God’s Word is to be taken with all due seriousness. It is not wise to trifle with spiritual things.

Sin is utterly ruinous (13, 16b). It promises good things but delivers bad things. It comes with a masterly sales pitch. It is charming and deceptive and we are easily taken in. We find that what we actually have when we open the ‘parcel’ is vastly different to how it appeared in the ‘catalogue.’

Not only is it ruinous, it is also empty and futile (14, 15). It is ironic to think that their goal was to amass more and more, and it didn’t matter to them that this would be at the expense of others. A sinful, self-centred life is one in which you will keep trying to fill an unfillable hole. For all your getting you will live with a sense of lack and depletion. ”No matter how much you get, it will never be enough-hollow stomachs, empty hearts. No matter how hard you work, you’ll have nothing to show for it – bankrupt lives, wasted souls. You’ll plant grass but never get a lawn. You’ll make jelly but never spread it on your bread. You’ll press apples but never drink the cider.” The Message.

There is an implicit warning here to beware who you emulate. It’s good to have mentors, but choose carefully who you will copy. Also, be wise about what ”traditions” you may be starting with your life. If you are someone else’s role model what will that mean for them?

So, we had better get on with the ”serious business” of listening to God now, so that we ”walk humbly” with Him, and avoid the sins that will take us to Hell and judgment. According to ‘Time’ magazine, Pope Francis recently denounced the Mafia during an annual vigil for the victims of organised crime. Apparently he said: ”Repent. There’s still time not to end up in hell…Men and women of the Mafia, please change your lives.” He warned the mobsters that they couldn’t take their ”bloody money and blood power” to the afterlife. I have to say that such courageous and specific preaching is right in the line of the prophetic tradition. It is great when it hits the headlines.

Prayer: I confess to you Lord that I am weak. Help me to always see through the lies told by temptation and sin.

 

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Daily Bible thoughts 591: Wednesday 9th April 2014:

 Micah 6:1-8

In the first instance in today’s reading, we are ushered into a court room (1, 2). God is ‘prosecuting’ His own people, and He has an unassailable case. They, for their part, do not have a leg to stand on. God calls the mountains to ”hear” His case because they have witnessed all of Israel’s sins. They have been around even longer than the nation. (See also Deut.32:1; Is.1:2).”And now, Mountains, hear GOD’s case; listen Jury Earth – For I am bringing charges against my people. I am building a case against Israel. ” The Message.

The truth is that the Lord has been only good to them all the time (3-5): ”Dear people, how have I done you wrong? Have I burdened you, worn you out? Answer! I delivered you from a bad life in Egypt; I paid a good price to get you out of slavery. I sent Moses to lead you – and Aaron and Miriam to boot! Remember what Balak king of Moab tried to pull, and how Baalam son of Beor turned the tables on him. Remember all those stories about Shittim and Gilgal. Keep all GOD’s salvation stories fresh and present.” The Message. God delivered them from Egypt, gave them great leaders, thwarted the schemes of enemies and led them across the Jordan and into the Promised Land (”…from Shittim to Gilgal.”) It was a story of sheer undeserved goodness from start to finish. It will do us all good to regularly review God’s dealings with us, and ask if our lives are in any way an appropriate response to His overflowing generosity.

In (6, 7) Israel responds as if it were a single person; perhaps a king or high priest speaking for the nation. The fact is that although God initiated the sacrificial system, He never wanted an elaborate religious set-up that entailed sacrificing animals without touching the life. ”Would GOD be impressed with thousands of rams, with buckets and barrels of olive oil?” The Message. In a book entitled ‘Worship the Lord’, Jock Anderson says that ”God is looking for worship that is living, and living that is worship.” It was ever thus. God has always wanted people to worship Him with their lives. Empty rituals just will not do. ”Judah kept the ritual and the religious side, but God was looking for more than that. The one thing that matters is how men stand with God, and the one test of that is how they stand with man. If you are in relationship with God, then you will find yourself acting justly and showing mercy, because that is exactly how he acts towards you.” J.David Pawson: Unlocking the Bible, p.531.

Verse 8 provides one of the classic summaries of what all God’s prophets were calling for. It is fair to say that the application of these words would have resolved every sin issue raised in Micah. In terms of the walking ”humbly with your God” , F. B. Meyer comments: ” We must exchange our monologue, in which we talk with ourselves, for dialogue, in which we talk as we walk with God.”

 Prayer: Lord help me to keep in step with you.

 

 

 

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