What Does God Require, part 4

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.

‎Micah 6:8

What does the Lord require of you?  This scripture says to walk humbly with your God. Walk humbly with God, walk humbly before God, walk in humility.  My first thought -- what does God mean? What is humility?  Biblically speaking, humility is almost always used as a positive quality meaning lowliness or humbleness of mind.  Its opposite is pride which, biblically speaking, is almost always used in a negative sense of being proud, arrogant, haughty.

Obviously, God wants us to walk in humility, not in pride. In Numbers 12:3, God described Moses as the most humble, meek, gentle, kind man on the face of the earth (see AMP).   Can God look at your life and speak of you as He spoke of Moses?  On a scale of 1-10 -- 10 very humble, 1 not at all humble -- how humble are you? Consider this seven question test on true humility (see June Hunt, Biblical Counseling Keys on Pride and Humility).

1) Do you feel joy when others are honored?  2) Do you honestly and openly admit sin?  3) Do you seek truth from others regarding your weaknesses?  4) Do you accept criticism graciously?  5) Do you turn all worry, anxiety and concern over to the Lord? 6) Do you respond with humility when you have been replaced? 7) Do you pursue godliness in all that you do?

Can you answer yes to most of these questions?  If most of your answers are yes, you may have failed the test of true humility. God help us all to be more and more of what you require, to walk humbly with you and before you.