He has shown all you people what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8) In light of the election last night, there are some very strong opinions across the country. This post is not meant to be political, and I will not be sharing my political beliefs, but after seeing multiple harsh posts-coming from people of all parties- I needed to write to get my thoughts together. The verse above comes from Micah, where Israel is experiencing a great amount of turmoil and running from the Lord. Before I start addressing the verse, I want to point out that Israel originally did not have a King or any kind of ruler in an earthly sense; in the beginning, they solely followed the Lord in everything that they did. This point is definitely not to say that all forms of government are corrupt or that we shouldn't have government, its just a simple reminder about...
Amanda Arnold