"Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or 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?
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"
Micah 6:6-8
This is a good reminder that God doesn't want dramatic and inappropriate gestures that he hasn't asked for, but rather just wants us to be good. He's already told us the way, and if we try at all... read a few verses, whisper a prayer... anything that we do sincerely to try to follow his word, he multiplies our efforts and is there to help us persist and overcome our weaknesses.
Today, let's stop worrying about the gigantic things that we think we need to do in order to return to the Lord. It doesn't have to be big... in fact maybe it is better if we start small, establishing the little habits that grow into powerful change just through consistency. Let's pray, and read, and do the things that the Lord asks above... do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. As we do, we will find more real change and find ourselves closer to the Lord than we could ever be from a giant outward sign... God just wants to be able to spend time with us. He isn't asking us to jump through hoops. Let's be humble and do the little things that will bring us closer to him.
No comments:
Post a Comment