WHAT GOD REQUIRES OF US FOR RIGHT LIVING!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SATURDAY APRIL 23, 2022.

SUBJECT : WHAT GOD REQUIRES OF US FOR RIGHT LIVING!

Memory verse: "He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" (Micah 6 vs 8.)

READ: Psalm 101 vs 1 - 7:

101:1: I will sing of mercy and judgment: to You, O LORD, will I sing.

101:2: I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

101:3: I will not set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.

101:4: A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness.

101:5: Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy; The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart, him I will not endure.

101:6: My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; He who walks in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

101:7: He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence.

INTIMATION:

People have tried all kinds of ways to please God, but God has made His wishes clear; He has already made it plain how to live, and what to do. What God is looking for in men and women is quite simple: He wants His people to do what is fair and just to their neighbor; free themselves from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception, and conforming with established standards or rules. 

We should love mercy; have great affection or liking for leniency and compassion toward offenders, forbear to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, especially when one has the power to inflict it. We should be compassionate in treating an defender or adversary. We are to be compassionate and loyal in our love. God requires of us to do good works. That which is good does not come from outward performances of law. In one’s relationship with his fellow man, he is required to be just and have mercy.

We are to walk humbly with Him. We are not to take ourselves too seriously, rather we should take God seriously. We should think lowly of oneself; claiming little for one’s self, not arrogant, proud, or assuming. We should think one’s self ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands of God—thinking one’s self lowly, weak, and modest. Walking humbly with God involves being led by the Will of God, not one’s own inventions of religiosity. Heartless obedience to ceremonial law is rejected by God.

Since God is merciful and just with us, we ought to be merciful and just with others. We should be righteous examples before our families. We should not set before us that which is wicked, and will not watch that which glorify sin. We should not allow our loyalty to God compromised by friends who fell away from God. We should not associate with apostates. We should maintain companions with those who are righteous and stay away from evil companions. We should reject those who maliciously speak to us about others. Our relationships with others will be quickly destroyed by allowing such people to exist, and thus be committed to God that we will not allow slanderous people to exist within and around us. 

We should associate with humble people, not those who played politics in order to gain our favor with our positions in society. We should focus on the righteous, and thus encourage them to be our friends. We should reject from around us those who deceive in order to gain favor or promote their agenda. We should first destroy the wicked in order that their influence will not pollute the people. This would include purging our society of those who worked evil.

We should choose as models those who are godly and truthful. Our friends and associates can have a profound influence on us. Make sure to choose as your closest companies those who are faithful to God and His Word.

To lead a blameless life we will need God’s help. While doing the things enumerated above, we must also let God’s Word show us the standards by which to live.

In your efforts to please God, examine the areas to avoid enumerated above on a regular basis. Always examine yourself as follows: Are you fair in your dealings with people? Do you show mercy to those who wrong you? Are you learning humility? Do you put God first in all you do? If your answer is “yes” to all these questions, then you are leading a blameless life that God requires of us!

PRAYER: Abba Father, You are merciful, just, and upright. Endue me with the spirit of excellence regarding Your requirements for a right living, that I may lead a blameless life and pleasing You at all times, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!