MICAH 6:8

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.

TO PONDER

I know this verse comes fro the Old Testament. I know this verse predates Jesus incarnation, death, and resurrection. And yet it is in Jesus where God has shown us, more clearly than anywhere else what he wants of us.

Don't you think acting justly, showing mercy, and walking in humility in the will of God the Father, would be three defining traits or characteristics one might use to describe Jesus?

I know the WWJD (What Would Jesus Do) bracelets and merchandise kind of fell out of favour in the early 2000's, and probably for good reason. And yet, there is something to the idea of stopping in a moment of decision and taking time to think about what Jesus would do, or rather, what Jesus would have you do in that moment.

The great thing is that the more we stop to do it, the more naturally we find ourselves automatically responding in a Christlike way. Before long, responding like Jesus becomes our default position and others have the opportunity to see Christ, more clearly in and through us.

So, act rightly and justly, love and embrace every opportunity to show mercy and forgiveness, and walk humbly in the Will of God for you and your life, and just see what God can do with a life lived like that.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father. You have made it perfectly clear, in your word and also through your son Jesus, what life as your child is supposed to look like. I ask your forgiveness for the times when I have made it look like something else and also ask that you would help me to act justly, show mercy, and walk humbly with you each day. Amen

Today's devotion written by Mathew von Stanke, LifeWay Newcastle