Hear what the Lord says:
Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
and let the hills hear your voice.
2 Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord,
and you enduring foundations of the earth,
for the Lord has an indictment against his people,
and he will contend with Israel.
3 “O my people, what have I done to you?
How have I wearied you? Answer me!
4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt
and redeemed you from the house of slavery,
and I sent before you Moses,
Aaron, and Miriam.
5 O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised,
and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal,
that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”
What Does the Lord Require?
6 “With what shall I come before the Lord,
and bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
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?”
8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
Lord put people on trial - charge against Israel - Lord is broken hearted? O my people what have I done to you. How have I wearied you?
Sin - repent from our sins. He grieves over our sins.
Randy as a young man made a mistake. If he were more mature he would have said to his mother, what can I do to make up for this? He thinks his mother would have responded - care for me love me respect me. Do the things I raised you to do.
Act Justly - Jesus reinforced same concept. Act according to God's standard. Question your identity - who do I belong to? Act like Jesus - fair and good to all. Champion those who are not treated fairly.
Love Mercy - Remember mercy received. Enjoy being like the Lord - the giver of mercy.
Walk Humbly With your God - Take importance off of self and put importance onto God. Measured discerning circumspect, self-reflective - comparing our actions and attitudes to God's standards. Why? The goal is to be like Jesus.
Banal - commonplace
Those who made the crimes against humanity - when on trial - didn't look like someone who would do such a thing.
Thing I see today is that people are not thinking for themselves. Look at our country today and in the past - we enslaved millions of people, killed millions of unborn children, let millions of people go hungry. These things came from sin - manifested into evil.
If you are humble he will lift you up. Worship Him, Give Generously, Read our Bible, Christian discipleship. God wants your heart. Receive His gift - His Son. I need a savior. I need to trust Him. To Act Justly, Love Mercy and to Walk Humbly with my God.
