What God Asks

«He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?» Micah 6:8

Do you want to please God? How can we please God?

The people of Israel also wanted to please God. Do you know what they did? They offered many sacrifices, performed beautiful ceremonies, and dressed up to go to the temple in their best clothes.

It was not wrong to do this. But it turned out that they pleased God only on the outside. Their hearts were filthy. They lied to others and tricked them, they didn’t care about people who starved, and thought they were smarter and better than everyone else.

God doesn’t like that! If you want to please God, you must do what He asks. He asks us to be obedient and to speak the truth, to be loving and kind, and to respect others.

Let’s practice!

Talk with your mom about practical everyday actions that are pleasing to God.