Three kinds of behavior the Lord asks of his children:
1. To do justly: God is justice. What He asks here is not a theoretical kind of justice but the practice of it. It is to day by day, learn to practice true righteousness with Him, which is possible through rational faith.
2. To love mercy: To love mercy is not to just want it for yourself but to be merciful to others as well. To look with good eyes and always see from a positive or at least neutral point of view (this practice prevents us from committing injustice and takes us closer to item number 1).
3. To walk humbly with your God: The proud will never be able to walk with God, because pride is the characteristic of the devil and was one of the reasons for his downfall. The humble is able to deny himself to follow Jesus. He sacrifices whatever is necessary to please the Lord. The humble person knows that he does not deserve anything and his greatest joy is to be a tool in God’s hands. Now, how can a person be a tool if he is proud? It makes no sense.
Note that these three kinds of behavior are not theoretical or occasional. They must be followed and practiced daily until they become part of the character of those practicing it. Once there is effort to keep practicing these key points, it will be easier to practice everything else in the Word of God as well, even the things that are seemingly hard.
Bishop Macedo
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