Thoughts for another day

Jan. 7, 2014.

Today's verse: Mic. 6:8. He hath shown 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? (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further.  Thanks)

As I write these reflections at the beginning of this year, our endeavor is to be focused on living a right life, for anytime soon the return of the Lord Jesus is imminent and we don’t want to be caught doing what He abhors but rather that which pleases Him.  So each day as the Spirit of God leads, we look at those things that put us right in the sight of God and thus on the Day of the Lord, we shall not be left behind.  In that line, today’s Word is clear on what’s good as has been given to us and what’s that which the LORD God wants of us.

We know He is a holy and just God, as such He would want that His followers be just and not lovers of illegality.  He wants us to be just not only with the high and mighty, for in that case we will be, but just with the lowest.  There’re many of us using the services of household help and pay them a pittance, despite costs of all things having gone over the roof.  Are we being just?  In our offices there’re some people so full of life that we are envious and it bothers us.  Being their seniors we ridicule them for no fault at all and put them down because we can’t tolerate their liveliness; and so on.  We think justice is only at the courts and are regularly unjust.  It’s time to re-think and adopt the way which will be pleasing to God.

Then, God loves when we’re merciful.  Jesus said clearly that only when we show mercy, will we find mercy.  The last but important aspect our Word advises today is that we be humble before God.  All over the Bible is the imprint of humility as we see in Abraham, Moses and in Christ Himself; and Peter exhorts us saying, 1 Pet. 5:6, ‘Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.’  So my friend, keep in mind God’s promptings and obey His Word, so that in the time to come, we will fully breathe the air of eternal life in His kingdom.