At This Christmas time, it is good to look at one of the most well known scripture verses. One of the most quoted verses is the Bible, most people would be surprised to know, comes from the Old Testament Book of Micah.

Micah 6 verse 8: “He has told you men what is good and what it is The Lord requires of you: ‘Only to act justly, love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God’.”

But the religious reformation had not affected the way individuals acted. It like when somebody comes to Christ, and accepts Him, as their Lord, Savior and Friend, there appears no change in their lives. As if they accepted Him, as something they needed to do, but did not let it change the way they do things.

The Holy Spirit comes to reside in our lives once we accept God’s Salvation plan for our lives Once the Holy Spirit has made His instruction clear, the response to His instructions rests with us. How many times do we try to bargain with Him, to reason with Him? How many times have we said, ‘can’t we do it this way’? ‘Why do we have to do it like that?’ We try to justify our own ways and approaches. We try to repress what He wants us to confess. We try to keep what He says to release. The Holy Spirit persists because He loves us too much not to persist.

Micah had a strong sense of the need for justice in society, whether through the proper administration of Justice in the courts [3 v11 & 7 v3}, or through fairness in the marketplace {6 v 9 -12} or dealing with authority and power in a responsible manner {7 v 2-6}.

A person’s relationship with God is primary and determines all others, hence the verse, “What it is The Lord requires of us all, only to act justly, and love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with Our God”.

Have a wonderful Christmas time, living what Our Lord and Our Friend rewires us to do, act justly, love faithfulness and walk humbly with Him.

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