Justice, Mercy, and Humility
With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 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 to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:6-8)
The book of Micah was written to the people of God whose kingdom had been divided. Their civil rights had been violated, and their hopes had been extinguished by the Assyrians. The Assyrians used violence and military force on God’s people, and therefore oppressed them socially, politically, and economically.
In the face of this unrest, Micah instructed the people on what the Lord wanted from them in times such as this. Micah declared that the Lord required three things–justice, mercy, and humility–as necessary responses in perilous times.
We can take this same advice today as we each face our own struggles and trials. For the Lord has not changed what He requires of His people. Rather, He wants us now, just like He wanted His people back then, to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with Him.
My prayer is that no matter what you are up against in your life right now, that you would surrender yourself to these three things. May you pray and ask the Lord to help you follow this command from Micah 6:8, that He would give you the boldness, the compassion, and the strength to live justly, mercifully, and humbly for His glory.
The book of Micah was written to the people of God whose kingdom had been divided. Their civil rights had been violated, and their hopes had been extinguished by the Assyrians. The Assyrians used violence and military force on God’s people, and therefore oppressed them socially, politically, and economically.
In the face of this unrest, Micah instructed the people on what the Lord wanted from them in times such as this. Micah declared that the Lord required three things–justice, mercy, and humility–as necessary responses in perilous times.
We can take this same advice today as we each face our own struggles and trials. For the Lord has not changed what He requires of His people. Rather, He wants us now, just like He wanted His people back then, to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with Him.
My prayer is that no matter what you are up against in your life right now, that you would surrender yourself to these three things. May you pray and ask the Lord to help you follow this command from Micah 6:8, that He would give you the boldness, the compassion, and the strength to live justly, mercifully, and humbly for His glory.
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