The Life That Pleases God
DAILY VITAMIN - The Life That Pleases God “No, he has told you what He wants, and this is all it is: to be fair and just and merciful, and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8 TLB) Many years later, the same words stated in our opening scripture were re-enacted through the lips of Jesus Christ. Speaking to the crowd, He said “Yes, woe upon you, Pharisees, and you other religious leaders—hypocrites! For you tithe down to the last mint leaf in your garden, but ignore the important things—justice, mercy and faith. Yes, you should tithe, but you shouldn’t leave the more important things undone.” (Matthew 23:23 TLB). Note the words ‘more important’. All the giving in the world and all the smiling can’t substitute doing what is most important. Giving is great, smiling is good, but living the life that showcases godliness is all that really matters to God. You see, being a Christian isn’t as straightforward as we tend to think. And so if we are not careful, we could be deceiving ourse