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Living A Salvation Lifestyle

Carriage Road
Acadia N.P.
"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




My lifestyle.
My lifestyle included hiking and walking outdoors. BSA 50 milers, Hudson Falls feeder canal path, carriage roads, National Park walks and trails.

Faith Lifestyle.
I think John Wesley would describe a faith lifestyle as one of holiness of mind with acts of mercy, fasting, prayer, Bible study, and attending to the sacraments.

Micah's prophetic lifestyle.
Micah's lifestyle begins when God has an dispute with God's people and chooses Micah's prophetic voice. God calls the mountains, hills, and earth’s foundations to hear the debate.

God recites the magnificent gifts provided as a brief salvation history with God as liberator, savior, and provider.

God then says, “What exactly have I done wrong? I am constantly saving you so you always remember my righteous deeds.” 

The people have no answer. They just want to know the best sacrifice to offer.

God, what do you require?

It turns out God doesn't want a specific type of offering, but specific type of person.

God is clear about that. God wants someone who:
    does justice.
    loves mercy.
    and walks humbly with God.

Christian lifestyle. 
Through Micah, God has been clear to us. The difficult task is to live this lifestyle as God’s people. Justice may not be our default operating system. Humility is not second nature. It's more than putting an offering it the offering plate, making a donation, or working on a ministry team.

Salvation Lifestyle.
The sacrifice I want is a salvation lifestyle.
That's a lifestyle lived in the Lord's name bringing the hope of salvation.
Doing justice brings the hope of salvation to the unjustly treated.
Being merciful brings the hope of salvation to the oppressed.
This is what I require.  
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