How Would You Like To Walk With God Right Now?

How Would You Like To Walk With God Right Now?

 

Good Morning Friends,

 

I have written about walking with God before and the thought that God never changes comes to mind, but the thing is that I have changed, and the timing of where and when God walks with me changes, and that always makes the experience new for me. Right now as I am typing this it is quite and dark outside and it makes me aware that when we walk with God in His light we discover far more than we ever even knew to ask. We discover that we do not need to wait for Christmas or Easter of Pentecost to begin the walk. We do not even have to wait for Sunday, but can begin right now even before the Sun rises. And when we begin to follow Jesus in His eternal light we discover that indeed life can get rough, but as Christians we have access to an unshakable joy and a supernatural peace and a holy mindset that pleases God. I experience it as I walk on the beach with my family…as I read scripture. Here I ask Jesus to be part of the journey. Here I take the talk of concerns to Him in prayer and He in turn answers with an opportunity for us to experience Him on the journey. How Would You Like To Walk With God Right Now?

 

Scripture: When Enoch had lived for sixty-five years, he became the father of Methuselah. ²²Enoch walked with God after the birth of Methuselah for three hundred years, and had other sons and daughters. ²³Thus all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. ²⁴Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him.

 

Genesis 5:21-24 (NRSV)

 

²¹For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his steps.

 

1 Peter 2:21 (NRSV)

 

whoever says, “I abide in him,” ought to walk just as he walked.

 

1 John 2:6 (NRSV)

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“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

 

Matthew 11:28-30 (NRSV)

 

These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God.

 

Genesis 17:1

 

¹²And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people.

 

Leviticus 26:12

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Message: According to medical authorities, walking is one of the most profitable forms of physical exercise. It stimulates the heart and lungs, strengthens the bones and muscles, increases the blood flow throughout the body, and reportedly contributes to the loss of excess weight. Because of its multiple values, Americans have been encouraged to leave their cars in the garage and participate more frequently in the exercise of walking. I for one love walking the beach and hiking in the mountains. But today’s question explores a different kind of health. In scripture walking with God is a figure of speech meaning the manner of life we live or how we conduct ourselves. The spiritual walk of which the Bible speaks is a dynamic exercise of faith, and the successful completion of this walk is dependent not upon one’s natural or physical resources but upon the strength, leadership, and controlling influence of the Holy Spirit. Walking with God here is about our response to God. Of course, this kind of walking, if with God, makes a good life better. For if we walk with God, not away from or ahead of, we walk in power, for God is power. And so it is that when we walk with God by faith, we will also experience intimate fellowship. We see this pleasing reality clearly in the little we know of the life of Enoch. He is one of but a few men of whom it is said “he walked with God.” He is one of a few who pleased God. He is an example for us of the power of walking in the Spirit. In Him we move, breath and have your being. So awake. Let scripture take us on a journey. Let the light of Christ shine a way on the path. Travel through this life with the light of Christ and His love.

Pray we move in the fullness of a life in Christ. Pray we exercise in faith. Pray that even though we do not always know the way God is leading us that we trust in the destination God has planned for us. Pray we leave the details of the journey in His hands as we walk yoked to His ways. Pray we grow, build and abound in the presence of the Holy Spirit. Pray we make the most of our walk with God. Pray we are influenced by God. Pray we delight in the Word of God. Pray we meditate on scripture. Pray our character is changed from the inside out. Pray we become fruitful, durable and prosperous spiritually. Pray we realize that our destiny is determined by our choices. Pray we allow God’s Spirit to lead us. Pray we walk in a relationship of love with God and with each other as a family. Pray we shod our feet with the preparation of peace so we might be stable in our walk with God. Pray we take joy in a healthy walk with God.

 

Blessings,

 

John Lawson