He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and walk humbly with your God. ~ Micah 6:8
On our kitchen cabinets I have taped note cards with scripture that I find to be very helpful little notes for daily living. It would come as no shock that this is one of them taped up. Straight and to the point, it’s a good daily reminder of how to live in Christ’s character. Relationship with God is always better than a long list of religious rules and love is at the heart of justice, mercy and humility. To act justly you must do what is morally right and fair no matter what the circumstances are and no matter who is involved. Even when it’s unpopular. We cannot and should not always follow the crowd. We are called to be compassionate leaders. We must be merciful, or kind even when we would rather turn the other way. God has shown us great mercy and kindness even while we were far from Him. We are required to do the same. Then we must walk humbly with God; which means we walk willingly with God in His ways and do not become arrogant, or self-absorbed. Humility is a heart issue. It comes from knowing God’s goodness has granted you all you are and all you have. Putting yourself in the right place with God ultimately first followed by service to others and you last. The people of Israel in Micah’s time thought that God wanted more lavish sacrifices to pay for their debt, but what God truly wanted was for them to show the same justice, kindness and mercy that He had shown them. I dare say He would love to see the same from His followers two thousand years later. The Mosaic Law had been given to the Israelites; the Lord had told them what was good, they just weren't the best at following through. The same is true today. We know what is good; let’s start doing it. Act justly, love kindness, and humbly walk with Him. As a follower of Christ, I am called to walk in the Spirit to the glory of God and my actions must follow. ~ Amen
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