Commitment and Service · Biblical Principles · Relationship with God · Living in Holiness

Commitment to God?

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“With what shall I come before the Lord and worship God Most High? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams or ten thousand streams of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my rebellion, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? O mortal, he has told you what is good and what the Lord asks of you: only to do justice, love mercy, and humble yourself before your God. The voice of the Lord cries to the city; it is wise to fear your name. Pay attention to the punishment and to the one who appoints it.” (Micah 6:6-9)

Many long for wealth, good jobs, and professional growth; others want a large family, to live well, to ‘enjoy life’, to fulfill their dreams… In one way or another, we all want to reach a goal and fulfill a longing, and many of us tell the Lord in prayer, without hesitation, what we want…
But have we asked ourselves what God desires from us? God is committed to his creation, but are we committed to our Creator?

The commitment described in Micah 6:6-9

This passage gives us clear direction about what this commitment means and what God desires from us:

\1. Justice

A commitment to justice?

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33)

\2. Mercy

“And to you, O Lord, belongs mercy, for you repay each person according to their work.” (Psalms 62:12)

We are not the judges; therefore, let us be

“… merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” (Luke 6:36)

“As he was sitting at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat at the table with Jesus and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to the disciples: Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners? When Jesus heard this, he said: The healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” (Matthew 9:10-13)

\3. Humbling ourselves before God

If “I will meditate on the glorious beauty of your majesty and on your wonderful works. People will speak of the power of your awesome deeds, and I will proclaim your greatness.” (Psalms 145:5-6)

and if we recognize his greatness and immense wisdom

“How precious your thoughts are to me, O God! How great is their sum!” (Psalms 139:17)

“I will praise you, for your works are awesome and wonderful; I am amazed, and my soul knows it very well.” (Psalms 139:14)

then we understand that it benefits us to acknowledge that his precepts, statutes, direction, and rule over us are for our good

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you when the time comes; cast all your anxiety upon him, for he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:6-7)

The Lord is committed to us! Are we committed to seeking his justice, loving mercy, obeying him, and surrendering to him?

“Finally, brothers and sisters, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus that, just as you learned from us how you ought to conduct yourselves and please God, you do so more and more. For you already know the instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. God’s will is your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you know how to live with his own wife in holiness and honor, not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; and that no one wrong or deceive their brother in anything, because the Lord avenges all these things, as we have already told and testified to you. For God has not called us to impurity, but to sanctification. Therefore, whoever rejects this does not reject a human being, but God, who also gave us his Holy Spirit.” (1 Thessalonians 4:1-8)

May God continue to bless you
and may you continue to have an excellent day in Christ Jesus!
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