Where You Walk

Where You Walk

God created us to be in relationship with Him. But because sin has broken that relationship, Christ is the only way to be reconciled to God. From the beginning, God has called humanity to walk with Him. Have you answered His call? Have you responded to His love? Have you heeded His warnings? Where do you walk?

God’s desires for us to walk in His ways.

• Psalm 81:13 “Oh, that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!
• Ephesians 4:1 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,

God has given the assurance of blessings for those who walk with Him.

• Psalm 128:1 Blessed is every one who fears the LORD, Who walks in His ways.
• James 1:25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

He has also assured the destruction of those who don’t walk with Him.

• Psalm 37:1-2 Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.
• Philippians 3:18-19 For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things.

God is not going to force you to walk with Him – it takes dedication and desire on your part.

• Psalm 119:101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word.
• Hebrews 12:1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

But you must also ask God to empower and enable you – because we can’t faithfully walk with Him based on our own abilities and aspirations.

• Psalm 119:133 Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me.
• 1 Peter 4:11 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

The more we walk with God, the more we reflect His character. Although we will never be God, our goal is to be like Him.

• Leviticus 19:1-2 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
• Ephesians 5:1-2 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

Jesus Christ has made a way for sinful man to walk with God as His beloved children. Pray that God will draw you close to Himself.

Where you walk defines who you are and where you will spend eternity.

Prayer

Holy Father in Heaven, please reveal Yourself and Your love to those who are not walking with You. Help any that do not know Christ as Lord and Savior to see the truth of Your Word. Where You walk is where we need to be. I humbly and boldly pray these things in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Responding to His Word

Responding to His Word

How do you respond to the words of Jesus?

Those trying to trick Jesus marveled at His words.

• Matthew 22:18-22 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites? 19 Show Me the tax money.” So they brought Him a denarius. 20 And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” 21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 22 When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way.

The multitudes who heard His teachings were astonished at what He said.

• Matthew 22:31-33 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” 33 And when the multitudes heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

His disciples felt His words burning in their hearts.

• Luke 24:32 And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?”

The dead came to life in response to His command.

• John 11:43-44 Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” 44 And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”

The winds ceased at His rebuke.

• Matthew 8:25-26 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” 26 But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

The lame walked in obedience to His words.

• Mark 2:11-12 “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” 12 Immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

Now He is speaking to you.

• Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

What burden(s) are you carrying – habitual sin, legalism, guilt, shame, hypocrisy, being judgmental, anger, hurt, unforgiveness, trying to work to earn God’s favor…?

He is waiting for you to respond. Talk to Him about it.

Prayer

Holy Father in Heaven, through the work of Your Holy Spirit, may all who hear the words of Jesus respond in faith. Lift the burdens off the backs of those who trust Your Son, Jesus. Draw many to Christ for the forgiveness of sin and eternal life. I ask these things in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.