He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
In a world 🌎 where personal interest is the driving force of most of our Human interaction, and greed often is the motivation behind our pursuits, how challenging it is or may seem to be, for us to truly live by these principles.
We are certain that God doesn’t require of us anything that He has not shown us how to by the example of Jesus Christ 🙏 and by His Empowering Grace.
It is therefore, a true possibility to live by these principles. For living by them helps create a better environment and world 🌎.
Do what is Right – May sound like a cliche but it is a governing principle of life. And you may ask – What is Right by whose definition? For what is Right can be very subjective and personal. Yes, it does so seem but the Scripture says ” He God has shown you what is Right “.
So the assumption of what is Right based on personal interests and preferences no longer stands. For God has defined and shown what is Right. It is now a matter of choice and Obedience to do what is Right.
And to whom do we do what is Right? The scripture doesn’t leave the object of our benevolence to us to determine. For God knows who we can become when it comes to such. Therefore, we are Admonished to ” Do what is Right to other people “.
Notice that there is no racial or ethnic groups to whom we are commanded to do what is Right unto. But to all people. Irrespective of color or creed. As Christians ✝️, our obligation of Right is unto God and to all people.
How are we to do what is Right You may ask ?
By being kind to others . Kindness focuses on the motivation behind the actions and the quality of good done. The measure of Grace with which it is done and the heart ❤ behind the action.
The scripture challenges us to develop an attitude of Humility as the governing approach and Disposition to the Right we do.
You Humility allows you to see yourself in others thereby making it impossible for you to boost or be prideful in the things you do.
To do Right involves an attitude, a motivation and a Disposition. Only when we allow the Holy Spirit truly govern our lives, can we truly do what is Right.
Prayer 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿.
Father I acknowledge that I have been called to do Right to others in kindness and Grace. I ask for the help of the Holy Spirit as I seek for opportunities to truly honor 🎖 you in what I do on daily basis.
Amen
Shalom.