Micah 6:8
No, O people, the Lord has already told you what is good, and this is what He requires: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
No sacrifices of animals, oil, or even firstborn children would please the Lord, would make up for our unfaithfulness to Him. To walk humbly with our God is to have an intimate relationship with Him. When we learn of Him and follow His ways to re-mold our character into His character, then we will be humble before Him, we will do what is right because we will discern between right and wrong, and we will have access to His power to do right; and we will have mercy because we will realize how much mercy He has had on us, so we will also be merciful to others, forgiving their offences.
God looks at our thinking processes, our attitudes. That's why He wants to teach us His ways, to think His thoughts, see His viewpoints; and live our lives as people who are loved beyond what we can ever imagine.
It's all about Love, that Love Relationship we have with God and the Love we demonstrate to the others in our lives.
Lets begin this New Year with a renewed Relationship with our Father in Heaven through His Son, Christ Jesus: our Redeemer, our Lord, our King and our espoused Husband; and let us show this Relationship to our families, our friends, our co-workers, and the strangers we meet on the street or parking lot and in the stores, seeing them all as beloved creatures made in the image of God.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
