Reading the book of the prophet Micah can be hard-going because of it’s sombre message. Alternating between messages of doom and hope there are nuggets of beauty and pointers to the coming Messiah. Micah 6:8 says ‘What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to walk humbly with your God.’
My home city has used part of this verse for their motto. As they have omitted the first few words and the last, it reads ‘ To act justly and love mercy.’ There is no mention of ‘What does the Lord require of you? and also ‘and to walk humbly with your God.’
We omit God from our nation and politics at our peril. There is proof at the present time that we do not have enough wisdom or foresight to govern our nation; Apart from God there is no-one who knows what is best for our nation. When we look at the world, ‘Christ is the answer to our every need.’