Be Just

“And what does the Lord require of you?  To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8)

This statement is so simple and yet so hard to live.  We desire mercy and yet we frequently do not have mercy on ourselves and others.  Instead of seeking to be humble we sometimes strive to be first, to be the best, to in essence rule in our workplace or families.  

If we were to really encounter the justice of God we would cower in utter fear and cringe at the punishments we deserve for our sins and offenses.  But our God is a God of mercy and love, not of punishment and wrath.  He knows our weaknesses and sends His Spirit to strengthen us and lead us in His ways.  He knows we will fall short of being just and sent His Son for the forgiveness of our sins and the eternal salvation of our souls.

The Lord wants to strip away our arrogance and replace it with humble submission.  He wants us to submit all of who we are to Him so that He can radiate out from within us.  He wishes to be so evident in our lives that no one will question Who it is that lives within us.  If we submit everything to God, He will bless us with His love and peace.

To truly be just is to walk in faith and love sharing God’s goodness with all and by so doing lead others to God’s infinite love.  To be is just to walk as sinlessly as possible, to be as pure in heart as we can be.  For when we are just, love and mercy fill us to overflowing and thus flow out from us onto others.  May we walk humbly in love and mercy and be just in the eyes of God.

Prayer:

Lord, strip me of my arrogance and bless me with a humble and contrite heart.  Send Your Spirit to lead me to fullness of grace so that I can be Your living presence in the world.  Bless me with Your love and mercy and guide me always in Your truth.  Amen.