WHAT GOD REQUIRES OF MAN: YOUR DEPENDENCE
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. What God Requires Of Man
a) In Micah 6:6-8 the questions are asked, “With what shall I come before the Lord?” and “What does the Lord require of you?” The passage shows that God requires your dependence, your attention, and your righteousness.
Micah 6:6-8
6 With what shall I come to the Lord
And bow myself before the God on high?
Shall I come to Him with burnt offerings,
With yearling calves?
7 Does the Lord take delight in thousands of rams,
In ten thousand rivers of oil?
Shall I present my firstborn for my rebellious acts,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justice, to love kindness,
And to walk humbly with your God?
2. Your Dependence
a) The poet asks what the Lord requires of humanity. But first he puts the question in this form: "With what shall I come before the LORD?" (Micah 6:6). Is there anything that we can bring to God to appease him and be forgiven of sin?
b) The poet asks whether the sacrifice of thousands of rams could make atonement? What about an offering of oil — 10,000 rivers of it? Or would one's firstborn child be a sufficient sacrifice?
c) The poet’s hyperbole is telling us that no matter what extremes we went to in making a sacrifice for our sins, it wouldn't work. There is no way that we can expiate our own sins by our own efforts.
d) You could feed ten thousand hungry people, say ten thousand prayers, preach in ten thousand cities, gather ten thousand asteroids for a monument to God. No matter how sublime or ridiculous, nothing you can do for God can pay for your sins.
e) The good news is that God paid the price that we cannot pay. He paid it for us on our behalf. He did not ask for your firstborn. He gave his own Son for you.
Ephesians 1:7
7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.
f) We must realize that we depend upon this gracious act of God.
The End ...
1. What God Requires Of Mana) In Micah 6:6-8 the questions are asked, “With what shall I come before the Lord?” and “What does the Lord require of you?” The passage shows that God requires your dependence, your attention, and your righteousness.
Micah 6:6-8
6 With what shall I come to the Lord
And bow myself before the God on high?
Shall I come to Him with burnt offerings,
With yearling calves?
7 Does the Lord take delight in thousands of rams,
In ten thousand rivers of oil?
Shall I present my firstborn for my rebellious acts,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justice, to love kindness,
And to walk humbly with your God?
2. Your Dependence
a) The poet asks what the Lord requires of humanity. But first he puts the question in this form: "With what shall I come before the LORD?" (Micah 6:6). Is there anything that we can bring to God to appease him and be forgiven of sin?
b) The poet asks whether the sacrifice of thousands of rams could make atonement? What about an offering of oil — 10,000 rivers of it? Or would one's firstborn child be a sufficient sacrifice?
c) The poet’s hyperbole is telling us that no matter what extremes we went to in making a sacrifice for our sins, it wouldn't work. There is no way that we can expiate our own sins by our own efforts.
d) You could feed ten thousand hungry people, say ten thousand prayers, preach in ten thousand cities, gather ten thousand asteroids for a monument to God. No matter how sublime or ridiculous, nothing you can do for God can pay for your sins.
e) The good news is that God paid the price that we cannot pay. He paid it for us on our behalf. He did not ask for your firstborn. He gave his own Son for you.
Ephesians 1:7
7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.
f) We must realize that we depend upon this gracious act of God.
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