Micah 6:8 (NIV) “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”

In the Sunday morning adult class Tom Painter was teaching from Micah when a discussion regarding Micah 6:8 started about what it means to “act justly”, to “love mercy” and to “walk humbly”. From the discussion I came away with the following understanding:

To “act justly” means to treat one another right, to be fair and to not take advantage of others.

To “love mercy” means to provide others grace as a way of life, not just when it’s convenient.

To “walk humbly” means to restrain from the pride of life, to have humility, but more importantly to trust God’s will that you will seek a relationship with Him and follow Him.

“And what does the Lord require of you?”

God has made his wishes clear, He wants His people to be just, merciful and humble, which means not just doing religious deeds, but living rightly.