Do justice. Love mercy. Walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8
Justice.
Mercy.
How
much of each?
Can
they live in harmony?
Even
though they are essentially opposites?
Is
it a 50/50 type thing?
Do
some cover the justice aspect?
And
the others the mercy?
I’m
good at the justice part.
A
bit too good.
The
mercy?
Not
my strength.
God
shows us the perfect harmonious relationship of justice and mercy.
We
have a God who is all-just.
He
plays fair.
We
have been given free will.
When
we decide to abuse that gift,
there
is a just punishment.
We
have a God who is all-merciful.
He
feels.
We
use our free will to sin.
His
heart bleeds with compassion and forgiveness
for
our sinful souls.
Most
of us probably favor the merciful God.
But
the just God is equally as important for our souls.
God will meet us where we are at.
We
have a merciful God who so humbly stoops down to us.
It
is one of the most refreshing and relieving truths ever.
I
think it is also one of the most misused truths ever.
God
will meet you down the dumps.
He
will meet you amid the sin.
He
will come to you in your failings.
He
will venture into your mistakes.
The
dirtiest,
most
grimy,
most
shameful parts of your life.
The
God of the universe will meet you there.
Wherever
‘there’ might be for you.
There
is such relief in that.
But
that is only the beginning.
God
loves you too much to hang out with you down in the dumps for too long.
That’s
where the justice comes in.
Tough
love.
Love
isn’t staying with you in the dumps.
Love
is challenging you to be better.
To
leave the dumps behind.
To
walk away from the past.
To
not allow sin to have control.
To
know that there is redemption
even
in the most shameful parts.
Love
is not defined as tolerance.
It
is defined as doing what is best for another.
God
loves you.
He
will meet you in the dumps.
God
loves you.
He
is not going to tolerate you sitting in the dumps.
God
loves you.
He
is going to so lovingly draw you to His heart; a better place.
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