I
believe most people reading my posts have a personal relationship with God. I
don’t have to preach to you in order to get your attention to follow Him. I
know your desire is to please God.
So
what does it mean to walk with God? Is there a secret or a mystery in walking
with Him? I don’t think so. Walking with God simply means, acknowledging Him in
all our ways all the time. How is that possible?
When
I minister in Arab nations, I’m reminded by the public announcement system when
it’s time to worship God. They blast holy prayers before the crack of dawn, at noon
and at night. Like it or not, everything is interrupted to the call for prayer.
This is religion and it is the law of the land.
Walking
with God is voluntary. When you read about the life of Enoch in the Bible,
there was not much happening. People were born, they lived and they died.
History gives us a long list of names that came and went. But then came along
Enoch and the Bible says, “Enoch walked
with God.” One day he was so far along walking with Him that God said, “Listen Enoch, you’ve walked with me for so
long that my house is closer than yours. Why don’t you just come home with me?”
Enoch did not have to face death; God just took him!
I
know many of you start your day off with a daily devotion. You have a habit of
checking in with God before you do any other activity. Walking with God means,
you acknowledge Him when you drive to work, in the middle of your day, when you’re
doing laundry and when you’re watching a game. Walking with God means living a
God conscience life!
When
you walk with God, you feel the presence of God pushing you forward. You talk
to Him continually. It’s an internal dialogue. You repent quickly when you do
something wrong. You ask for His consultation before you make a decision. When you
walk with God, you consider the result before you act and how it affects
others. Walking with God means
to constantly seek His will and doing things that pleases Him. Like the traffic
lights, walking with God means to yield to God’s timing.
I heard about a Christian who proudly said to
his friend, “I’m walking with God for
twenty eight years!” Immediately the Holy Spirit corrected him, “What are you talking about? You’ve been
walking with me for two years and I’ve been dragging you for the last twenty
six!” Today I challenge you to walk with God every day of your life.
“Enoch walked with God; then he was no
more, because God took him away” (Genesis 5:24 NIV).
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