Micah 6:8 – He has shown You, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of You but to do justly, to love mercy, And to walk humbly with Your God.
Matthew 11:28-30 – “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Mark 12:29-31 – “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
Family and Friends, God has called us with to an uncomplicated life. Not an easy life, but an uncomplicated one. We are to love being honest, being fair, and being just with one another, and to ourselves. We do that because we have the love of God within. If we have the love of God within then we are kind and just. If we do not have the love of God within, we are not His.
Family and Friends, God has called us with to an uncomplicated life. Not an easy life, but an uncomplicated one. We are to love being merciful to one another, and to ourselves. We do that because we have the love of God within. If we have the love of God within then we are merciful. If we do not have the love of God within, we are not His.
Family and Friends, God has called us with to an uncomplicated life. Not an easy life, but an uncomplicated one. We are to walk humbly with God. If we always remember that we are no different than anyone else, that we also are only right with God because of Jesus and not because of anything that we are or because of anything that we do (Ephesians 2:8-9), that will keep us humble. We remember what John Bradford (1510-1555) said “There but for the grace of God goes John Bradford.” We insert our name in place of our Brother Bradford’s. Knowing that we are saved by grace and nothing else we will walk humbly before God and with each other. We do that because we have the love for God and of God within. If we have the love of God within then we are humble. If we do not have the love of God within, we are not His.
We come to Jesus because we know the perpetual and eternal truth, we cannot save ourselves. Ultimately and always we live and thrive only because of Jesus, who He is and what He has done. We come to Him, and the grace of God through Him soothes our hearts and our minds. Because of Him, because of who God is, and not because of anything within us, we love God with all that we are, and before anyone or anything else. Only because of God can we love Him and also love others in a manner approaching how God loves us all. Knowing that we are saved by grace and by nothing else we walk in love before God and with each other. Since God has loved us we have the love of God within are able to love each other. If we do not have the love of God within, we are not His.
Family and Friends, let us love one another (1 John 4:7), then we will be just, merciful and humble with each other. If we really have the love of God within, that will take care of everything else. Love God and ipso facto we will love each other. It really is that simple. Really! Love is the answer. Not any love, but the love of God. Blessings and love to everyone. Praise God always that He has loves us! Praise God!
Psalm 150:6 – Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Micah 7:7 – But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Micah 6:8 – He has shown You, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of You but to do justly, to love mercy, And to walk humbly with Your God.