Micah 6:8 (ESV):  “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?” God isn’t interested in a more religious version of you. He desires a deeper relationship—one that manifests itself in greater obedience, mercy and kindness toward others, and true humility. He wants your heart. The people of Israel were missing the mark when it came to God’s expectations for them. Through

Micah 4:3-5 (ESV): “ 3  He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation,neither shall they learn war anymore; 4  but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid, for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken. 5  For all the peoples walk each in th

Micah 3:11 (ESV): “Its heads give judgment for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money; yet they lean on the Lord and say, “Is not the Lord in the midst of us?” Trusting God is not doing whatever you want and expecting Him to meet you there. It is surrendering to His will and allowing Him to direct your path. Micah points out the spiritual problem in Judah. They were giving God lip service, but their hearts were far from Him. The ru