What Does God Want?

Scripture:

With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:6-8)

Thought for the day:

Have you had those times in life when everything seemed to be going against you; times when it seemed that you were going up stream in a canoe without a paddle? When I have times like that, I tend to think why me? Why does life have to be so difficult?  What does God want?

Well, Micah tells us exactly what God wants. He tells us to act justly with others, not just thinking of ourselves but acting right with others. He wants us to love mercy.  We all want mercy, but we need to be willing to extend mercy to those who do not deserve or ask for it. God also wants us to walk humbly with Him. That is, we are to lay self and pride aside and focus on Him and His direction for our lives.

Prayer for the day:

Father, I often fall short of being just and merciful to others. Often my pride and what I want put distance between others and me, as well as between You and me. Forgive me and help me seek justice, mercy and humility so they may flow through me to others.  Amen!

Written by: Rev. Jim Eaton