Zechariah 7:9 "This is what the Lord Almighty says: 'Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.'"
The Lord tells Zechariah that he is on to the games the Israelites have been playing. He questions their sincerity when they fast, worship, and feast. He sees through their empty actions and rituals. God tells Zechariah what he is really after. He wants his people to show true justice, mercy and compassion.
Today there is some movement taking place in which we are to put a red x on our hands to show we are fighting against slavery or something. I'm not totally sure what it's all about. I am often behind the eight ball with these types of things. I hate to judge it without knowing much about it but for argument sake I'm going to. I'm not sure how much good it does to mark our hands with a red x, or wear a certain color as in blue with autism day a few days ago. It's great to raise awareness and all, but God wants real things to happen. He wants me to really be just, merciful and compassionate. He doesn't want me to just think about it, or have good intentions or wear a certain color. I need to do actually do something today. I need to be Zechariah 7:9. As Nike says, I need to "just do it."
Dear Jesus, help me to day to just do it. Help me actually move beyond good intentions to good deeds. Show me where and how. Amen.
