“He hath showed 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 6:8).
What does GOD expect us to do? He tells us here. What He said to all men everywhere must, by faith, be applied to us in particular.
Through the pages of the Bible, GOD speaks to me. Observe that GOD doesn’t require us to pay for the pardon of our sin, but He requires us to do what is good. Agreeable to the eternal rule and reason of good and evil, the good required of us has a direct tendency to our own good. And so, “in keeping God’s commandments there is a great reward” for the present as well as for the future.
Doing our duty is the good GOD requires of us. He said, “Do justly,” that is, do what is right to all people – wrong no one. “Love mercy,” that is, be kind to all people.
We must not only show mercy but also love mercy; we must be glad of an opportunity to do good and then do it cheerfully. Since God delights in showing mercy to us, shouldn’t we love to show mercy? We must “walk humbly” with our GOD. In the whole course of our lives, we must conform ourselves to the will of GOD and study to approve ourselves to Him. We must humbly submit our minds to the truths of GOD; we must submit our will to His Word and providences; we must humble ourselves to walk with GOD.
Every thought must be brought into obedience to GOD.
In GOD’s sight, justice, mercy, and humility are more than all burnt-offerings and sacrifices. Our most costly services are vain oblations unless we do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with our GOD. (Matthew Henry)
