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He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am The Lord Who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares The Lord.”

In the past, people did not understand God, and he ignored this [or God overlooked such times of ignorance]. But now, God ·tells [commands] all people in the world to ·change their hearts and lives [repent]. [L Because] God has ·set [fixed; established] a day that he will judge all the world with ·fairness [righteousness], by the man he ·chose [appointed] long ago. And God has ·proved [or given assurance of] this to everyone by raising That Man from the dead!

So it is as the Holy Spirit says:
“Today ·listen to what he says [L if you hear his voice…].
Do not ·be stubborn [L harden your hearts] as in the past when you turned against God [L as in the rebellion; when you tested God in the desert.

Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

(Micah 6:8;Jeremiah 9:23-24; (Acts 17:30-31:;Hebrews 3:7-8.) Ephesians 5:17; Matthew 6:33)

You plant them, and they take root; they grow and produce fruit; you are near in their mouth and far from their heart.

And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men;
Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as if they
were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the judgment of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God. ‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’ Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers.

Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
That times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus

(Jeremiah 12:2; Isaiah 29:13; Isaiah 58:2-3; Joel 2:12 James 4:8; Acts 3:20 )