He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? — Micah 6:8
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness. — Proverbs 11:10
What do you consider the characteristics of “the righteous,” particularly in the area of vocation? How do you (as an individual and as a member of God’s people) envision, glimpse, even embody “the righteous” on campus?
Last week I introduced Amy Sherman‘s Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good (InterVarsity Press, 2011) and the challenge which it offers as we begin a new year (click here).
Let’s briefly considerĂ‚Â What Do The Righteous Look Like? (Chapter 2, available on-line) and ask some questions in relationship to our journey (as individuals and as part of the people of God) in higher education.
Sherman starts What Do The Righteous Look Like? by stating:
A central premise of this book is that the average middle-class (or wealthier) Christian in America has been blessed with much from God — skills, wealth, opportunity, vocational position, education, influence, networks. We are, in short, the prospering. The purpose of all these blessings is simple to state and difficult to live: we are blessed to be a blessing. Our generous heavenly Father desires us to deploy our time, talents, and treasures to offer others foretastes of the coming kingdom. Those who do so are called the tsaddiqim, the righteous. . . . Clearly living as the tsaddiqim isn’t easy. It requires tremendous effort and intentionality. More importantly, it requires power from God’s Holy Spirit. It also requires understanding what a tsaddiq looks like. . . .
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