Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend.
Micah describes God's coming judgment on Israel, but it also outlines God's promise to be merciful and restore his people to the land. Micah describes God's coming judgment on Israel, but it also outlines God's promise to be merciful and restore his people to the land. Micah announces God's judgment against Israel.
Micah Asks God a Question To make right with you God, should I bring offerings? Sacrifices? My first born? (Micah 6:7) God responds: “No, not your gifts, your words or even your most prized possession. I want you to do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with me.”
God has grace for us even though we are not perfectly obedient. Some translations instead use the word “desire” in Micah 6:8. God gives us the gift of salvation by grace. This verse simply describes what God wants from us in return: to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.
Every sinful thought, word, deed, desire, motivation, etc. has been taken away from you and fully dealt with. The idea of casting your sins into the sea provides the comfort that they are never coming back to be reunited with you. They are gone… forevermore!
Who is like God?Micah is an old Hebrew name that means “Who is like God?” It's a biblical name and appears several times in the Bible. There's a chapter of the bible called the “Book of Micah” in the Old Testament.
Micah 6:8, the "Micah Mandate," gives a balanced answer to today's spiritual and political questions. "What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."
To do justly means acting honorably. We act honorably with God by walking humbly with Him. We act honorably with others by loving mercy. As followers of Jesus Christ, and as Latter-day Saints, we strive—and are encouraged to strive—to do better and be better.
The Book of Micah is the sixth of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible. Ostensibly, it records the sayings of Micah, whose name is Mikayahu (Hebrew: מִיכָיָ֫הוּ), meaning "Who is like Yahweh?", an 8th-century BCE prophet from the village of Moresheth in Judah (Hebrew name from the opening verse: מיכה המרשתי).
Process of Discernment Time has been considered necessary in the process of making a smart choice and decisions made in a hurry can be altered by lack of contemplation.
And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
So, what dose God expect of us? God expects us to accept His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, as our Savior. He expects us to give our lives to Him, and in so doing, develop the character of Christ. God wants us to become more like Christ.