“He has shown you, O mortal, 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

One great mistake that we often make is to be persuaded or dissuaded by a group opinion, especially in matters where our personal integrity or duty to God or others is compromised. Let your principles of life be rooted in God’s word and uplifting to humanity. It does not matter whether anyone else believes in your way of life or not. Ever since I got hold of my conscience, I have learnt to blow cold, when others are blowing hot, or to blow hot, when others are blowing cold. I act this way simply for one reason; to serve the purpose of God in the life of men. As far as my action brings succor to someone by showing mercy; extend love and cure injustice, I am gratified. Conversely, I have not learnt to be neutral in any situation. To be neutral in the face of injustice is to glorify evil and cause darkness to reign. Bishop Desmond Tutu, in one of his famous public statement, says;” If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality”.

There are two basic reasons you must act godly always: ONE - In order to make our world a better place. Our world today is going through turbulence, partly due to inability of the majority to uphold truth, justice and righteousness. If more people understand what it means to conduct oneself properly and to embrace love, justice and fairness, darkness and evil will disappear from our world. TWO – We have to act godly in order to better our life. – For whatever we give out to others, we also receive back. Interestingly, not many people would support a godly act that seeks to set another free. The reason being that, many are themselves not truly delivered. God is telling you today to uphold justice, love and righteousness at all times and never to quit just because somebody else disagrees with you. Very often, people come together in support of a group action out of sympathy for one another, not necessarily because the issue involved is a laudable one.