The Walk

 God says "Walk"

There are 366 times in the Bible, where we are told to Walk. Just a few examples.

"Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you." Genesis 13:17

"And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect." Genesis 17:1

"Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no." Exodus 16:4

"You shall follow my rules and keep my statutes and walk in them. I am the Lord your God." Leviticus 18:4

He told Joshua this.

"Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul." Joshua 22:5

In the new testament, Jesus said this.

"And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." Mark 10:21

The amplified version says it this way, "follow Me [becoming My disciple, believing and trusting in Me and walking the same path of life that I walk].” As a matter of fact, what did Jesus say to all He came across to be His disciples? Peter and Andrew? James and John?

"And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him." Matthew 4:19-22

Matthew?

"As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him." Matthew 9:9

Again, walk appears over 366 times in the Bible. What is "walk"? What does it mean? "To move along on foot: advance by steps" It is an action. In every case where you read the word "walk" in the Bible, it is describing the action. Did Jesus tell His disciples to believe in Him and stay put, living their lives? No. He said "follow me." or, in other words, "walk" Get up. Get moving. in the great commission, we read these words by Jesus.

"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”"

Again, "Go." "Follow" "Walk" in the statues and commandments, or do them, follow them. Action. Not just yeah, I believe and then nothing. We must DO something. James warns us of this.

"But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing." James 1:22-25

When you read Acts and the early years of the church, you see that being a Christian and following Jesus is said to be "The Way." It is a way of life. They were together 24-7. They went to this house and that house, from this town to that town. They ate together and simply did life together.

The church was never intended to be a once a week thing if you feel like going. God is not happy with an hour a week out of your time. If you feel you have time. He wants to be your Daddy. He wants you to be His child. He wants an intimate relationship with you. You should be looking at God, as you look or looked, at your earthly family. 24-7. Just like them, God is there when you go to bed. He keeps you safe. He is there when you get up. He is there in the good times and the bad. He is there when you go out and when you come in. He is there always and always ready to talk with you and to take care of your needs.

Salvation was never intended to be a one prayer thing and then just go on with life. It was always meant to be a total life-changing event. You, by saying this Prayer,

"Oh heavenly Father, Lord God. I am a Sinner. I know this. I know there is nothing I can do to change that. But I know you can. I accept Jesus and His Sacrifice for me. I believe that He raised from the Dead. I repent my Sins. Please send the Spirit of Adoption into my life. Help me to get to know the real you. Save me. Please. In the name of Jesus, Amen!"

"have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him." {Colossians 3:10}

You are now a Child of God. A New Creature. Now you need to learn what Romans 8 truly means. Now you need to read the Book of John and get a better understanding of who He is. You need to find a Church that God leads you to and be Baptized the way Jesus said to be.

God has a purpose and a plan for you and your life. Just standing there is like standing there when someone drives by and shouts out the window. They say something like, "Hey, God loves you and He wants to adopt you into the family of God. He wants you to accept His sacrifice and become a new creature. Give yourself to Him and see how He will change your life forever." You see the car coming,. You hear "Hey, God looooovvvveeess yo" and the car is gone. Why? You did not move. What if Jesus walked by and you heard Him talking and He said, "Follow me," then continues walking and talking? If you do not move, if you do not walk, you will miss everything.

You MUST walk the way. Walk in faith.

"For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God."

But here is the good news.

"You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact, the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you."

I strongly encourage you to read all of Romans 8. Also, read the Book of John. Or, pick up your Bible and pray where God wants you to start. Do something. Do not do nothing. Do not think "I got mine and all is good." Do not think going to church an hour a week is good enough. Jesus said, "Follow me." Are you following? Or are you still standing there? Watching Him walk away?

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all. Amen. {2 Corinthians 13}

Until next time, be Blessed, be a Blessing, and Jesus is Lord!