Do, Love, Walk

This is part of my sermon I preached today.

Micah 6:6-8

And what does God want of us?

The prophet Micah sums it up very well: do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God. Nothing else even comes close. He loves our worship, but only if we worship in spirit and in truth.

Do Justly

Love Mercy

Walk Humbly with your God

Do Justly: Those three things pretty much sum up the life of holiness. How are we promoting justice in our world. Obviously not all of us can do missions. Not all of us can bandage wounds in Darfur. And not all of us can live in the downtown eastside of Vancouver preaching the word. But we all have a little piece of the world that we live in that we are responsible for. What are you doing to promote justice and what does that mean? Do you use your right and privilege to vote? Do you speak out thoughtfully and logically (and with Grace) about injustice?

Love Mercy: Do you love mercy? We need to be completely loving. Jesus said love your neighbor and then explained that everyone is our neighbor (even those who we'd least expect). And then He also said to pray for our enemies, those who persecute us. He said turn the other cheek. He said there is no greater love than to give your life for a friend. And he also said forgive...is there someone you need to forgive? It is sin to hold that forgiveness back.

Walk Humbly: The first shall be last and the lsat shall be first. Only when we humble ourselves and go to God in the way He already sees us will He accept us. We need to be humble but this part of the three sayings also makes it clear that the life of holiness is not stagnant. It is an active life. We are to be constantly moving...walking with God.

Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God.



In His Grip,
Dave