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

 

It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said. 

— Acts 15:24

Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God! This is very similar to what is in the Bible in Micah 6:8, which says that is what the Lord says to do as you go about your Earth World journey! We need to act justly, we need to love tenderly,  and to walk humbly with our God! That is what we are called to do! We cannot let things of this world or people stir up troubles and anxiety in our lives. We are not of this world. We need to stay focused on God and where we are going when we leave this Earthly world. This is not our home. God gave us Jesus, He is our example, our model to follow, we are called to follow, imitate, reflect, and love like Him! Yes, there will be troubles and trials, people will hate, persecute, stir up problems, things of this world will persist, but God gave us Jesus, He can be the key to help us overcome all of the problems here. 

The Mornings with God App today said, "Some people are always stirring up trouble with their words, just like those at Antioch. There are still contentious individuals who thrive on picking fights. Some claim to love studying the Bible, but they're really just looking to argue over disputed passages. Those who teach such Christians should handle them with gentleness and patience. Christ's teachings don't place unnecessary burdens on His followers. There are essential truths that should be clearly stated, and non-essentials that should not be forced on others. A well-known minister once said that the verse, "Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God," sums up what God requires. Surely we shouldn't demand more of others than God does!"

While people will always disappoint, we are not God. It is not our place to judge or condemn them. We are called to love, to show mercy, to be tender and kind, to be humble and not to judge, hate, be negative, or critical. All we can do is love, be like Jesus and show that example to others. While we will see a lot of selfishness, ego, greed, insecurities, envy, and jealousy, we do not have to fall prey to it or people who suffer such complexes. Today we see so much hate, especially directed toward the President and other powers that be, so much hate, so profound, yet hardly understood, it makes no sense to join a hate club. We need to steer clear of haters and people who suffer from derangement syndromes, hate is not healthy. We need to be about love, to stop judging, hating, being negative or critical. Instead, pray for people, count our blessings, be positive, loving, and joyful in the Lord. Sometimes, you just need to be frank and clear, don't be part of haters and hate clubs, act with justice, show love and mercy, and be humble, just pray for the haters, point out their hate, and pray for them, try to bring them closer to Jesus and His love, eventually, hopefully, they will see their psychological disorder and come to Jesus and see His love and stop all the hate and wickedness. Follow Jesus-reflect, imitate, and love like Him! Don't let others trouble you, live by the Holy Spirit of Jesus in you, act justly, show mercy and love tenderly, and walk humbly with your God!