"Exercise Justice" In Walking With God

Imagine being trapped on a sinking ship. Just when you think that there is no hope, a rescuer arrives and pulls you to safety. How relieved you feel as your rescuer takes you away from the danger and says: "You are safe now!" Would you not feel indebted to that person? In a very real sense, you would owe him your life.

In some respects, this illustrates what Jehovah has done for us. Surely we are indebted to him. Afer all, he has provided the ransom, making it possible for us to be rescued from the clutches of sin and death. We feel safe knowing that as long as we exercise faith in that precious sacrifice, our sins are forgiven, and our eternal future is secure. (1 John 1:7; 4:9) As we saw in Chapter 14, the ransom is a supreme expression of Jehovah's love and justice. How should we respond?

It is fitting to consider what our loving Rescuer himself asks back from us. Jehovah says by means of the prophet Micah: "He has told you, O earthling man, what is good. And what is Jehovah asking back but to exercise justice and to love kindness and to be modest in walking with your God?" (Micah 6:8) Notice that one of the things Jehovah asks back from us is that we "exercise justice." How can we do so?

Next time: Pursuing "True Righteousness"

Draw Close To Jehovah, 2002