Scripture: Micah 6:4
For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and redeemed you from the house of slavery; and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
Thought for the Day: The Prophet Micah reminding the people of their history — what it was that God had done in bringing freedom from bondage centuries earlier, and equally important, the people whom God had sent to guide them more fully into a life of liberation. Why is it that Micah is needing to remind the people of their history? Simply put, the Israelites in their freedom have come to resemble Egypt, the perpetrator of slavery. It’s fascinating how quickly the newly liberated can find their way into power and begin to do the very same things that had enslaved them. In vs. 8, Micah reminds them of their mission and purpose:
O mortal, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice,
and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
Those who have known slavery (or their ancestries knew slavery) would always be on the side of the enslaved. Within the larger family of Christianity, many of our sisters and brothers have known or continue to know slavery. Micah doesn’t make a suggestion, but tells his people (and us) what is required — justice, kindness and choosing to walk humbly with God.
Prayer: Let me always be aware of the enslaved, marginalized and weak. Keep their situations before me, so that my concern might reflect your concern, O Lord who has always worked to liberate the oppressed. Amen.
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