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Day 260, or September the 17th. How can you be godly today?

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Our thoughts today come from Micah chapter 7 verse 18.

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Who is a god like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of

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his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever, but delight to show mercy.

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And now the big picture surrounding this verse.

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After all his declarations of judgment laced with some restoration promises,

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Micah comes to a close with some beautiful words of praise, which include our verse for today.

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Micah is given a brief sight of what Messiah will make available to all who believe in him.

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God's declaration of judgment does come to be, and so does Messiah.

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Now today's action step. We are reminded of some reassuring aspects of our God as we consider the

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words of Micah today. He is a pardoning God who forgives us even when we deliberately disobey him.

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On top of that, he does not stay angry but loves to show mercy. Some of these qualities

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are exclusive to God, but unbelievably we are able to reflect the character of God in our lives

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with his help. Wouldn't it be great to meet someone who had godly qualities? Wouldn't it be

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even more wonderful to be that person? The apostle Paul gives us a little more detail

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in his letter to the church in Galatia when he tells them,

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But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,

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goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things.

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With God's help through his Holy Spirit, we can reflect some of God's love and personality in our

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world as we live our daily lives. Even better, we don't have to manufacture them ourselves

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because the Bible tells us that the Holy Spirit produces them in us, and all we have to do

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is cooperate and let people enjoy them with us. Let's be really practical. Why not choose one

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of the nine fruit segments from Galatians 5, verses 22 and 23 each day and ask God to inspire

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and enable you to reflect it?