Act Love Walk
By
Tracy Smith
"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 our God."
Micah 6:8 (NIV)
"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 our God."
Micah 6:8 (NIV)
This has always been
one of my favorite Bible verses. Two years ago, while on Pinterest[1], I saw a
project that was labeled as a craft for the kids, but I want to do something
like it for myself! It was the words "Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk
Humbly" stacked on top of each other in three different lines. Layered
under the words "Act Justly" was a pair of handprints. Under the
words "Love Mercy" was a drawn heart. And under the words "Walk
Humbly" was a pair of footprints. I thought that was genius - - it
perfectly illustrated the verse by pulling out the three action words: act,
love and walk.
Act justly.
Merriam-Webster online defines just as, “acting or being in conformity with
what is morally upright or good.”[2] How do we
find out what is upright and good? His Word.
Love mercy. I once
heard mercy described this way: not getting what you deserve. The Lord showed
us mercy in not allowing us to “get what we deserve,” which is an eternity
separated from Him. We are called to show the same type of mercy to those who
hurt us. Not always an easy thing to do.
Walk humbly with our
Lord. We need to stay in step with our Lord. If we are walking with Him, our
path will stay on course. If we are walking with our Lord, we will find the
strength to love mercy and act justly.
I have “pinned” the
artwork on my Pinterest board; now I need to “pin” the verse onto my heart!
GOING DEEPER:
1. Which action word
from Micah 6:8 do you struggle with most?
2. Can you commit to
praying and asking God to help you make strides in this area of your life?
FURTHER READING:
[1] Pinterest is
an online social photo-sharing website comprised of “pinboards” collected and
posted by theme
Along
with being a wife and mother to two boys, Tracy is an administrative assistant
at Oakwood, serves on the Women’s Ministry Special Events Team and leads a
great group of Junior High girls.
