Act Justly

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What does the LORD require of you but to do justice?

Micah 6:8

To “do justice” means you do what is right even when it is costly. You pursue integrity rather than convenience. It means asking, “How can I give full value?” rather than wondering, "What can I get away with?" It means refusing to take advantage of someone who is vulnerable. It means treating the weak the same way you would treat the strong.

Acting justly means standing up for someone who is vulnerable, the person who is bullied at school, and the believer who is persecuted. It means showing proper respect to every person as a man or woman made in the image of God.

Always speak and act in private in a way that would not make you ashamed if it were made public. That’s how every Christian should live. One day we will all stand before the judgement seat of Christ, and everything you do and say in secret will be brought out into the open.

God will not ask you, “How many prayer meetings did you attend?” Or “How many times did you take communion?” But “Tell me how you dealt with that complaint.” Or “Tell me about the accounts you presented during that merger back in 1997.” Or “Tell me why you didn’t hire that person of colour. You said they weren't qualified. Was that really the truth?”

There are some situations in which you can make restoration, and if there is any way of doing that, you should do it. Zacchaeus knew who he had taken money from when he shouldn’t have, and he gave them back four times as much (Luke 19:8).

The truth is that most of what we have done wrong can’t be put right. God knows that. But you can make a new commitment to justice today.

What would it look like for you to make a new commitment to justice today?