Scripture Passage: Micah 6:1-8

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Act, Love, Walk

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Pride Proofing
“Stand up, plead my case before the mountains; ...2 ...For the Lord has a case against his people;

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"Why do I always have to do everything?"
“My people, what have I done to you?
How have I burdened you? Answer me.

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Hear the parental tone:
4 I brought you up out of Egypt
and redeemed you from the land of slavery.
I sent Moses to lead you, also Aaron and Miriam

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Focus your selective memory
5 My people, remember
what Balak king of Moab plotted
and what Balaam son of Beor answered.
Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.

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Your turn to express yourself
6 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?

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The folly of trying to pay God
7 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?

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The verdict
8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you?

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Do what is 90% of the time obvious
To act justly

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When justice gets missed
to love mercy

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When you figure out how hard this can be
and to walk humbly with your God.

April 30, 2023 - "Act, Love, Walk"