Today’s Thought

6Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? 7Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Micah 6:6-8 KJV King James Version

6 The people of Israel say, “What should we bring with uswhen we go to worship the Lord?What should we offer the God of heaven when we bow down to him? Should we take burnt offerings to him?Should we sacrifice calves that are a year old? 7Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams?Will he take delight in 10,000 rivers of olive oil? Should we offer our oldest sonsfor the wrong things we’ve done? Should we sacrifice our own children to pay for our sins?” 86The Lord has shown you what is good. He has told you what he requires of you. You must act with justice. You must love to show mercy. And you must be humble as you live in the sight of your God.

Micah 6:6-8 NIRV New International Reader’s Version