Walking or Just Working?
We often confuse "working" for God with "walking" with him. You may work for someone you do not know, but do you think it is possible to walk with a total stranger?
Amos 3:3 "Can two walk together except they be agreed?"
Some of us attend bible study weekly, prayer meetings, clean the church, join the evangelism team, sing in the choir, act in drama, teach in Bible study, and so on. You know, all these are works. There is still the real thing that has been left out, that is, walking with God.
God has called us first to walk with Him, to conform unto the image of Christ. Church activities are only secondary to our walk with the Father.
Now, how do you walk with God?
1. It is by committing your life unto His hands, and living the life He has given to you through Christ. Galatians 2:20 "My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."
2. You live every moment of life based on His will for you, as He tells you to. Psalm 25:4-5 "Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you."
3. You involve God in every area of your life.
4. You live to please Him alone, and not giving in to the dictates of flesh which would only make you sin. 1Thessalonians 4 "Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more."
5. You devout yourself to a senior person in Christ, whom you can trust. This is called discipleship. In my next post, I'd shed more light on the act of discipleship.
May God help us to daily be like Him. Shalom.
Amos 3:3 "Can two walk together except they be agreed?"
Some of us attend bible study weekly, prayer meetings, clean the church, join the evangelism team, sing in the choir, act in drama, teach in Bible study, and so on. You know, all these are works. There is still the real thing that has been left out, that is, walking with God.
God has called us first to walk with Him, to conform unto the image of Christ. Church activities are only secondary to our walk with the Father.
Now, how do you walk with God?
1. It is by committing your life unto His hands, and living the life He has given to you through Christ. Galatians 2:20 "My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."
2. You live every moment of life based on His will for you, as He tells you to. Psalm 25:4-5 "Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you."
3. You involve God in every area of your life.
4. You live to please Him alone, and not giving in to the dictates of flesh which would only make you sin. 1Thessalonians 4 "Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more."
5. You devout yourself to a senior person in Christ, whom you can trust. This is called discipleship. In my next post, I'd shed more light on the act of discipleship.
May God help us to daily be like Him. Shalom.
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