Charles Spurgeon Commentary Micah 6:8

"He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?" — Micah 6:8 (ASV)

It was a spiritual worship that the Lord required; not externals, not outward gifts, but the heart. If you will bring an offering, bring yourself; there is no other gift that the Lord so much desires.

The prophet mentions three things that the Lord required of His people: To do justly: here are the equities of life. And to love mercy: here are the kindnesses of life, which are to be rendered cheerfully.

The prophet does not say to do mercy, but to love it: to take delight in it, to find great pleasure in the forgiveness of injuries, in the helping of the poor, in the cheering of the sick, in the teaching of the ignorant, and in the winning back of sinners to the ways of God.

And to walk humbly with thy God. These are the things which please Him; and when we are in Christ, and He becomes our righteousness, these are the sacrifices with which God is well pleased. They make an offering of a sweet smell, a holy incense which we may present before Him.

Talk no more of your outward ordinances, your will-worship, with abundance of music, or human eloquence and learning, and so on. These things do not delight the Lord; no offering is acceptable unless the outward conduct shows that the heart is right with Him.