What Does God Really Want From You? Micah 6 | RIOT Podcast

About this Episode

What Does God Really Want From You? Micah 6 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast.

Can You Do Everything “For God” and Still Not Walk With Him?

What does God really want from you?

More prayer? More church? More giving? More sacrifice? More Bible study? More religious activity?

In Micah 6, Israel essentially asks God the same question.

“What do You want from us?”

Their solution is to offer God more.
More sacrifices.
Thousands of rams.
Rivers of oil.
Something increasingly impressive that might finally earn His approval.

But God’s answer is surprisingly simple: “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

In RIOT Podcast Episode 308, Pastor Pete Robertson, Pastor Bill Schoneman, and Bob Schoneman with special guest Pastor Jeremy unpack Micah 6 and one of the most important questions we can ask:

What Does God Really Want From You?

The chapter begins like a courtroom.

God calls the mountains and ancient foundations of the earth as witnesses and challenges Israel:

“O My people, what have I done to you? And how have I wearied you?”

Then He reminds them of His faithfulness.
He rescued them from Egypt.
He gave them leadership.
He protected them from Balak and Balaam.
He brought them through the wilderness and into the Promised Land.

In other words:
Remember what I have done. Show Me where I failed you.

But Israel still misses the point.
They respond to God’s relational complaint with religious performance.
“What do we need to do?”
And that raises an uncomfortable question for us:

Can we become so busy doing things for God that we stop actually walking with God?

In this episode, we discuss:
• What God really wants from us
• The meaning of Micah 6:8
• What it means to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God
• Why remembering God’s faithfulness matters when our hearts begin to drift
• Balak, Balaam, Shittim, and Gilgal
• Relationship with God vs. religious performance
• Why more religious activity cannot replace intimacy with God
• Why God cares about how we conduct business and handle money
• The danger of separating Sunday worship from Monday life
• Why having more can still leave us unsatisfied
• How money, success, possessions, entertainment, and influence can promise what they cannot deliver
• How old cultural and religious systems continue shaping us
• Why Omri and Ahab still mattered generations after their deaths
• How Jesus changes not only what we believe but how we actually live

Micah refuses to let faith remain inside a religious gathering.

God cares about how we conduct business.
How we handle money.
How we treat employees.
How we speak to our families.
Whether we keep our promises.
How we treat people when nobody is watching.

A real relationship with Jesus eventually changes Monday morning, not just Sunday morning.

Micah also exposes another problem that feels incredibly modern:

“You shall eat, but not be satisfied.”

More money.
More success.
More followers.
More experiences.
More possessions.
More entertainment.
And somehow, the finish line keeps moving.

Why?

Because created things were never designed to satisfy a hunger meant for the Creator.

So perhaps the question isn’t:

“How much am I doing for God?”

Maybe the better question is:

“Am I actually walking with Him?”

Micah 6:8 isn’t a formula for earning God’s favor.

It’s a picture of a life increasingly shaped by relationship with Him.

Do justice.
Love mercy.
Walk humbly with your God.

💬 Join the conversation:
Is it possible to do a lot for God while slowly losing your relationship with God?

Tell us what you think in the comments.