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. A few 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:
Along with being a wife and mother to two teenage sons, Tracy is
a ministry assistant at Oakwood and works with a great group of Junior High
girls.
[1] Pinterest
is an online social photo-sharing website comprised of “pinboards” collected
and posted by theme
