What does the Lord require of you? Jesus summarized by saying love God and love your neighbor. God through Micah sums it up by saying our actions with others should be bathed in justice and mercy while our actions with God should be bathed in humility.
These warnings have been placed in the Bible for a reason. They should serve as a stern warning from God regarding what He hates and what He desires. The modern American church has strayed in certain elements. We have embraced prosperity on this earth as something to aspire to instead of justice and righteousness. We have "the show" down. We have the pretense covered too well sometimes. We fool only ourselves though. God knows a solemn assembly from hypocrisy. God knows a flood of justice from a ripple of insincerity.
This is the Word from God for us today beloved. Are we more about religion or relationship? Are we striving for justice for the widow and orphan and righteousness in our walk or are we like the people of God from the past honoring Him with our lips only while our hearts are far from Him? While we have been talking about the church it always starts within each one of us. We make up the church. We can take the stand for demanding a mighty flood of justice and a never ending river of righteousness. We can always demand of ourselves that we do not approach God haphazardly. That we do not approach God with our words when we have yet to fully turn over our lives to Him as well.
Reverend Anthony Wade March 8, 2011
