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.
The Lord is not mysterious about how to live a
life pleasing to Him. He makes it very
clear that the righteous shun evil and live right before Him. He vividly details what living right before
Him means in practical living. Being
good before God entails doing what is right, loving mercy, and walking humbly
before God.
Doing what is right is simply living a godly
life. It is simply taking the Word of
God and striving to live it. It is
turning one’s back on what is evil and taking on the righteousness of
Christ. Godly living is soul
building. It is all that helps us be
like God in character. Doing what is
right is what pleases God.
Loving mercy is treating people better than they
deserve to be treated. It is letting God
take care of the judgment of their souls.
It is striving to focus on the good in people instead of the bad. It is giving people opportunity to change
their ways when they mess up. It is
turning the other cheek when they wrong us instead of seeking vengenance.
Walking humbly before God means that we
acknowledge that God is sovereign over us.
It is giving the Lord the credit due Him for all He does in and through
us. It is not exaulting ourselves. It is always seeking to honor and glorify
God. It is understanding that we owe the
Lord our very lives, now and forever.
It is good for us to do what God requires of
us. It is the only assurance that we
have we will make it to heaven. Doing
these things without a relationship with Christ will make us good in the eyes
of man, but it will not make us qualified for heaven. Jesus alone is the way, truth and life. It is only a living relationship with Christ
that will make us good before God.
Are you doing what God requires of you?
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