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Daily Bread - May 23, 2026 (The Seventh Day - Genesis 2:1-3)
Micah 6:8 - He has told you, oh man, what is good and what Yehovah requires from you; but to do justly, and to love tender mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
Obedience By The Spirit Produces Justice, Mercy, and Humility
God is rich in mercy because of His great love (Ephesians 2:4). This same love has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Ghost and is the evidence we have been born of God (Romans 5:6; 1 John 3:14; John 13:35). We must love others faithfully even as Jesus showed His love for us. The enemies of such a love are self-interest and self-exaltation. As soon as we are offended, we want to take up our own self-interest and care. But instead, we must yield to the Spirit of grace and allow God to clothe us with humility (1 Peter 5:5).
It is important to understand that we are only going to walk in the ways of God, and do these things from the heart, if we are willing to walk in the Spirit. When we walk in the instruction of the Word and walk in the Spirit, then we will walk in justice, mercy, and humility. Many religious people attempt to replace ceremony for obedience. They will tithe and show perfect observance to ritual, but the weightier matters they pass over (Luke 11:42; Matthew 23:23). For all who will believe, rivers of justice, love of mercy, and humility will pour from your life by the Holy Ghost!
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
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