Micah 6:8 - Do what is right

"No, o Israel, the LORD has told you what is good, and this is what He requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God." 

(Micah 6:8 NLT)

Hello, Mrs. Kurtz.
     After some research and reflection, I found further insights. I decided to break the verse down into its three core commands: "Do what is right"
     I am called to be obedient in my actions. God wants me to make decisions based on His Spirit in me, and not my sinful nature. (cont'd)

"Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit's leading in every part of our lives." (Galatians 5:25 NLT)


Dear friend,
     You are correct. To "do what is right" is to be obedient. It is to allow the Spirit within you, and the Word of God (the Bible) with you to guide your life. Even more, it is to surrender your will and your mind to God's view of what is "just" or "right".
     "Social justice" is a rallying cry for people these days. Beware what people want you to do or think in the name of "justice". Does it come from truths of Scripture, or is it a contorted view? What do the calls for "justice" have at their foundation? What are their beliefs about man, about life, about good and evil?
     Not everything labeled as a "just cause" is right in God's eyes. At times it may be difficult to distinguish, and equally difficult to decide how to respond.

It is important that you cling to God's Word and take it fully to heart. 

     "And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice--the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him.
     "Don't copy the behaviors and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect." (Romans 12:1-2 NLT)

     "Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others. For, 'Who can know the Lord's thoughts? Who knows enough to teach Him?' But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ." (1 Corinthians 2:15-16; Isaiah 40:13 NLT)


Heavenly Father, We live in a fallen world, and knowing/doing "what is right" is sometimes hard to discern. Will You transform us and renew our minds? Will You put in us the mind of Christ? We want to live out the high calling in Micah 6:8, yet we know that without You we cannot. Thank You for the gift of Your Holy Spirit to dwell within us and conform us to the image of Christ. 

Keith and Kristyn Getty write hymns, songs that teach the doctrines of our faith. 

In the "Compassion Hymn" they end with a call for believers: 

"How beautiful the feet that carry this gospel of peace to the fields of injustice and the valleys of need--to be a voice of hope and healing, to answer the cries of the hungry and helpless with the mercy of Christ".