Walk Humbly: A 6-Day Devotional
Oct 22, 2026
How to Use This Devotional
This devotional walks through Micah 6:1-8 one piece at a time, Monday through Saturday, after Sunday's message.
This week's big idea: Walk humbly with your God.
Each day has five parts:
Read: the passage for the day (NLT).
Reflect: a short devotional thought.
Ask Yourself: one question to sit with.
Pray: a short prayer to say out loud.
Today's Step: one small thing to do today.
Don't forget the walk. On Sunday we committed to one 15-minute walk with God this week. Phone in your pocket. No earbuds. Two sentences, out loud:
"Lord, here is where I got tired."
"Lord, what do You want from me?"
If you have not taken that walk yet, any day this week is the right day.
Day 1 (Monday): What Have I Done to You?
Read: Micah 6:1-3
"O my people, what have I done to you? What have I done to make you tired of me? Answer me!" (Micah 6:3, NLT)
Reflect
Micah 6 opens in a courtroom. God calls the mountains as witnesses and brings a case against His people. You expect Him to read the charges.
He doesn't. He asks a question.
"What have I done to make you tired of me?"
Notice how He starts: "O my people." Even in court, they are still His. And notice what He asks for: "Answer me!" Not another offering. Not silence. An answer.
Most of us never say out loud that we are tired. We just drift. Or we push harder and hope nobody notices. But God is not afraid of your honest answer. He asked for it.
Ask Yourself
If God asked me today, "What have I done to make you tired of me?", what would I honestly say?
Pray
"Father, You asked me a question, and I have been avoiding it. Here is where I got tired. Thank You that I am still Yours. Help me tell You the truth. Amen."
Today's Step
Write down one sentence: "Lord, here is where I got tired." Finish it honestly. Keep it for your walk this week.
Day 2 (Tuesday): Don't You Remember?
Read: Micah 6:4-5
"For I brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from slavery. I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to help you." (Micah 6:4, NLT)
Reflect
God does not defend Himself with an argument. He defends Himself with His record.
I brought you out. I paid for your freedom. I sent people to help you.
Then He gives two memories. A king hired a prophet named Balaam to curse Israel, and every time Balaam opened his mouth, a blessing came out (Numbers 22-24). Israel never even saw it happen. God was fighting for them on a hilltop they never visited.
And He reminds them of the journey from Acacia Grove to Gilgal. Acacia Grove is where Israel fell into idol worship (Numbers 25:1). Gilgal is where they camped after God brought them across the Jordan into the promised land (Joshua 4:19). Between where they failed and where they arrived, God carried them across.
We get tired of God when we forget what God has done.
Ask Yourself
What is my "Acacia Grove," a place I failed? And how did God still get me across?
Pray
"Father, I have been living like I forgot. Today I remember. You brought me out. You covered me when I didn't know it. You carried me across when I failed. Thank You. Amen."
Today's Step
List three things God has done for you that you could not have done for yourself. Read them out loud before you go to bed.
Day 3 (Wednesday): What Can We Bring?
Read: Micah 6:6-7
"What can we bring to the LORD? What kind of offerings should we give him?" (Micah 6:6, NLT)
Reflect
God asked, "What have I done?" The people answered, "What can we bring?"
They answered a relationship question with a price tag.
And watch the price go up. Yearling calves, the best offering there was. Then thousands of rams. Then ten thousand rivers of olive oil. Then the unthinkable: our firstborn children. The more distant they felt, the more they tried to pay.
We do the same thing. When we feel far from God, we reach for more. More serving. More giving. Another plan, another program, another commitment. None of those things are bad. God commanded offerings, and serving and giving are good. The problem is offering things in place of yourself.
God never asked you for more. He asked you for you.
Ask Yourself
What have I been offering God in place of myself?
Pray
"Father, I have been trying to pay when You wanted me to walk. I lay down the striving. I don't bring You more today. I bring You me. Amen."
Today's Step
Pick one thing you do "for God" this week. Before you do it, stop and say, "Lord, this isn't payment. I'm doing this with You."
Day 4 (Thursday): He Has Already Told You
Read: Micah 6:8 and Deuteronomy 10:12-13
"No, O people, the LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you..." (Micah 6:8, NLT)
Reflect
After all the talk of calves and rams and rivers of oil, Micah answers with one word: "No."
Then he says something simple: "The LORD has told you."
This was not new information. Centuries earlier, Moses asked Israel the same question in almost the same words: "What does the LORD your God require of you?" (Deuteronomy 10:12). The answer was already on record. Love Him. Walk in His ways. Serve Him with all your heart.
The people were not confused because God had been unclear. They were confused because they kept looking for a more complicated answer. Something to earn. Something to perform.
You don't have to guess what God wants. He already told you.
Ask Yourself
Where have I been looking for a complicated answer when God has already given me a simple one?
Pray
"Father, You have not hidden what You want from me. Forgive me for making it complicated. Help me hear what You have already said, and do it. Amen."
Today's Step
Read Deuteronomy 10:12-13 slowly. Underline or write down the one phrase that hits you hardest.
Day 5 (Friday): The Walk Passes People
Read: Micah 6:8
"...to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8, NLT)
Reflect
Verse 8 is not three separate assignments. It is one walk.
Walking humbly with God is the walk itself. Doing what is right and loving mercy are what that walk looks like when it passes other people.
"Do what is right" means treating people fairly. "Love mercy" points to loyal, faithful love, the same kind of love God showed Israel in verses 4 and 5. He brought them out. He covered them. He carried them across. People who walk with Him start treating others the way He has treated them.
You can't walk with God and walk over people.
So your walk with God will show up somewhere ordinary. At work. At home. In traffic. In the group chat. In how you treat the person who can do nothing for you.
Ask Yourself
Who have I been walking past, or walking over, while saying I walk with God?
Pray
"Father, You have been fair to me and faithful to me. Let the way I treat people show who I walk with. Show me who needs that from me today. Amen."
Today's Step
Notice one person today who needs fairness or mercy from you. Give it to them, quietly, as part of your walk with God.
Day 6 (Saturday): Walk Humbly With Your God
Read: Micah 6:7-8 and John 3:16
"For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16, NLT)
Reflect
The worst offer in Micah 6 was the last one: "Should we sacrifice our firstborn children to pay for our sins?"
God's answer was no. He would not take their firstborn. Because one day, He would give His own.
The question Micah's people asked, "What can pay for our sins?", was answered on a hill outside Jerusalem. Not with rams. Not with rivers of oil. With the Son of God. The price they could never pay, God paid Himself.
That is why verse 8 is possible. You don't walk with God to pay Him back. You walk with God because the bill is already paid.
"Walk" means every day, same direction, at the pace of the One leading. "Humbly" means paying attention to Him, not hustling ahead and not lagging behind. "With your God" means this is a relationship, not a job.
You don't get tired walking with someone you love. You get tired performing for someone you are trying to pay off.
Ask Yourself
Have I been walking with God, or performing for Him?
Pray
"Father, thank You for paying what I never could. I stop performing. I stop paying. I want to walk with You. Lead me, and I will follow. Amen."
Today's Step
If you have not taken your 15-minute walk with God this week, take it today. If you have, take another one. Same two sentences. Then come to church tomorrow ready to walk humbly with your God.