Micah 6:18 He has shown thee, oh man, what is good: and what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God. Micah 6:8
Doing justly sounds simple and very eloquent, but it requires a life of submission to God.
To do justly is to be fair and impartial when dealing with people. It requires that our interactions with people be without favoritism. This is more challenging than it sounds when choosing between a stranger and someone we know or love. The struggle is to act without nepotism, intolerance, or bias, but caring for a stranger with the same compassion as we would our own family and friends instead. Fairness is easy for us when we make judgments concerning strangers and have no binding ties to the situation. We must do what is morally right even when the cost is high for us.
The good news is that God, who sees and hears all, will reward our fair behavior. He will extend grace to us for making the right decision when our flesh wants to claim the advantage for ourselves or our own. Always strive to achieve the “Well done, thy good and faithful servant.” Trust the God who sees in secret and rewards openly. Do justly.
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