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“Walking the Walk”
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him” (Colossians 2:6 ESV) While the writers of Scripture use many vivid metaphors to describe the Christian life, by far the most common one in the New Testament is a walk. “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16). “If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25). |
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him” (Colossians 2:6 ESV)
While the writers of Scripture use many vivid metaphors to describe the Christian life, by far the most common one in the New Testament is a walk.
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16).
“If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25).
“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called” (Ephesians 4:1).
The theme of walking is found throughout Ephesians: “walk in love” (5:2); “walk as children of the light” (5:8); “look carefully then how you walk” (5:15). Walking represents the course of an individual’s whole life: Enoch and Noah “walked with God” (Genesis 5:22, 6:9); King Jehu did not (2 Kings 10:31). It is a dominant, inspired metaphor in Scripture, and a picture of what our relationship with God should look like. The Lord has invited you for a walk, with Him, together on the journey of life.
Along the way, God is changing you. Sometimes you may grow impatient and want instant victory over all your problems. Sometimes you will grow discouraged; a lifetime of battling sin can seem overwhelming.
But if you are ever going to walk with Christ and be the person God intended you to be, your focus must be on the next step. Just that step and nothing else. When you strain to see the future or fear you will not have the energy or strength for tomorrow, the enemy has succeeded in intimidating you, and you will have missed the opportunity to live for Christ in this moment.
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him” (Colossians 2:6).
As you walk with God today, rather than scanning the horizon for all that is ahead, just focus your eyes on the next step. Do not miss the opportunity to live for Him fully today.
Click here for Mandarin translation.
Because He Lives,
Pastor Dave
[email protected]
While the writers of Scripture use many vivid metaphors to describe the Christian life, by far the most common one in the New Testament is a walk.
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16).
“If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25).
“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called” (Ephesians 4:1).
The theme of walking is found throughout Ephesians: “walk in love” (5:2); “walk as children of the light” (5:8); “look carefully then how you walk” (5:15). Walking represents the course of an individual’s whole life: Enoch and Noah “walked with God” (Genesis 5:22, 6:9); King Jehu did not (2 Kings 10:31). It is a dominant, inspired metaphor in Scripture, and a picture of what our relationship with God should look like. The Lord has invited you for a walk, with Him, together on the journey of life.
Along the way, God is changing you. Sometimes you may grow impatient and want instant victory over all your problems. Sometimes you will grow discouraged; a lifetime of battling sin can seem overwhelming.
But if you are ever going to walk with Christ and be the person God intended you to be, your focus must be on the next step. Just that step and nothing else. When you strain to see the future or fear you will not have the energy or strength for tomorrow, the enemy has succeeded in intimidating you, and you will have missed the opportunity to live for Christ in this moment.
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him” (Colossians 2:6).
As you walk with God today, rather than scanning the horizon for all that is ahead, just focus your eyes on the next step. Do not miss the opportunity to live for Him fully today.
Click here for Mandarin translation.
Because He Lives,
Pastor Dave
[email protected]
