Lord, what do You require of me?

I asked... "Lord, what is it that You require of me?" And like the prophet Habukkuk I stood upon my watch to see what He would say (Hab. 2:2). But weeks passed without a response and I had totally forgotten about it. Then one day I opened an email and there was God's response...

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? (Micah 6:8 NKJV)

To do justly: to act equitably, to hurt no one by word or deed; to hurt no man's person, property, and character; pay what you owe, and do as you would desire to be done by

To love mercy: to be guided in conduct to others by loving kindness; to relieve the poor and indigent; to clothe the naked and feed the hungry and to delight in doing these acts of kindness

To walk humbly with your God: to live in humility and obedience in reverence to God as opposed to walking in pride; to be teachable and open to correction

Jesus taught that the weightier matters of the Mosiac Law are justice, mercy and faith. (Matt 23:23). In a nutshell, this describes the Lord's requirement that He shared with me. The first and second are man's duty to one another, and the third is man's duty to God.

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?

Micah 6:8

And now, Israel,

what does the Lord your God require of you,

but to fear the Lord your God,

to walk in all His ways

and to love Him,

to serve the Lord your God

with all your heart

and with all your soul.

Deut. 10:12

Dee Richardson, Voice of the Dove