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I had a good conversation with one of my close friends yesterday just talking about faith in our modern society. He shared with me a verse that he holds deeply to his heart from Micah 6:8, “He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” I want to break down this verse and its implications on our life today.
This verse lays out a threefold path that we as Christians are to walk in - justice, mercy, and humility. These should guide our interactions with the world.
The first call to “act justly” is an interesting one to consider. Is not the Lord the one who judges? Yes, he is. But right here we see a calling of God’s people to not be passive in the face of injustice. This is an active calling. As followers of Christ, we are called to champion the cause of the marginalized and the vulnerable. In our broken world, we can’t turn the corner without seeing injustice occuring around us. We are to be active participants in this world. We are to not wait idely and keep the hope that we have to ourselves.
The second component is to “love mercy”. I love this. Loving mercy means that we should crave it in all of our interactions. Just as we are recipients of God’s mercy, we are called to extend grace to others in our daily interactions. It should be at the core of how we operate as God’s people. Imagine our world today if we as Christians loved mercy. What if we shared a culture of true empathy and grace in our communities? Would not our Heavenly Father’s name be proclaimed through our dealings? Those with what appear to be the biggest flaws and past failures need that grace just as much as you and I.
Finally “walking humbly with God” instructs us to be humble with how we approach our faith walk. Humility at its core acknowledges your limitations. It’s a declaration that you aren’t perfect! That’s what faith is - having ultimate dependence on God for guidance and wisdom. When we “act justly” and “love mercy” we do so in a manner where we acknowledge that we need God’s guidance every day. It’s through this that we can better understand justice and mercy. James 4:10 reminds us to “Humble ourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.” We are able to act justly and love mercy when we humble ourselves before the Lord.
This Micah 6:8 truth should guide how we live. It should be how we interact with society. When we do so, we do our part in reflecting God’s kingdom here on Earth.
To God be the glory.
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I pray that your day is full of reminders of God’s love and faithfulness. May you faithfully build your life on Christ.
“But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in my weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” - 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
To God be the glory,
Coach T