What God Wants Most

 오늘의 말씀

 

미가 6:6-8 (쉬운성경, NASB)

 

6. 내가 무엇을 가지고 여호와께 나아갈까? 무엇을 가지고 높으신 하나님께 예배할까? 태워 드리는 제물인 번제물로 일 년 된 송아지를 가지고 주께 나아갈까?

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. 여호와께서 천 마리 양을 기뻐하실까? 강줄기 만 개를 채울 만한 기름을 기뻐하실까? 내 허물을 벗기 위해 내 맏아들이라도 바칠까? 내 죄를 씻기 위해 내 몸으로 낳은 자식이라도 바칠까? 

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. 사람아! 그분이 내게 말씀하셨다. 무엇이 선하며, 여호와께서 너희에게 요구하시는 것이 무엇이냐? 그것은 의를 행하고 인자를 사랑하며 너희 하나님과 함께 겸손히 행하는 것이 아니냐? 

 He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD reuquire of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?

 

 

 GIFT-GIVING INHERENTLY COMES with a lot of pressure. We wonder, "Will she like it? Does he already have one? What will they think of me?" In an article for Real Simple Sheila Heen wrote, "At heart, presents function as messages we're trying to send one another." She suggested, "Stay away from gifts with any trace of an agenda. . . . The only message you should be trying to send is one of affection or appreciation." The prophet Micah would agree with Sheila Heen's advice. In the verse above he asks himself, "What should I give God?" The list that follows sounds a little like someone trying to choose a birthday present. You can almost picture Micah standing in an ancient market, rubbing his beard, and mulling over the options. He starts small: "Burnt offerings? Calves a year old?" Then he expands to much loftier ideas: "Thousands of rams? Ten thousand rivers of oil? My firstborn?" Finally, it hits him and Micah passionately writes, "He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God" (Mic. 6:8). Justice, mercy, humility, and a personal relationship. As Sheila Heen said, gifts really are a message. And as Micah discovered, what God wants to hear most is "My heart is yours."

 

Holley Gerth

 

Wrap a box and set it out to remind you your heart

belongs to God.

 

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