WHAT
IS REQUIRED OF US

Topics: Humility; Justice; Love; Mercy; Righteousness

References: Micah 6:8; Matthew 16:24

“The only thing that God requires from us is to enjoy life—and love,” said singer Paul Simon in a February 2001 interview with Rolling Stone. “It doesn’t matter if you accomplish anything. You don’t have to do anything but appreciate that you’re alive. And love, that’s the whole point.”

By contrast, the Old Testament prophet Micah wrote, “And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God” (6:8).

—David Slagle, “Paul Simon: What God Requires,” PreachingToday.com