Walking With God

Walking with God, I know we like to say we walk with God or God walks with us, but do we really.  Do we rely on that power…that strength…that amazing help?  Some people in the Bible actually did walk with God, whether literally or not, I don’t know, but I know it says they did.  It seems that God actually walked with Adam and Eve in the garden, based on Genesis 3:8.  Enoch walked with God and “was not, for God took him” (Genesis 5:24).  It sounds like he didn’t even have to die. “Noah was a righteous man and walked with God” (Genesis 6:9).   Genesis 17 mentions Abram (Abraham) walking with God, and Zacharias (walked blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord).  (Luke 1:6)  So we see, it can be done, but how? 

Paul encouraged the church at Ephesus to “walk in a manner of the calling”. (Ephesians 4:1)  As long as we are here on earth “we walk by faith, not sight”; and we should “make it our aim to please Him”. (2 Corinthians 5:6-9)  But again, how can we do this?  Jesus tells us, “I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”  I don’t know about you, but having some light makes it much easier to walk.  When we are able to follow Jesus, we get such great benefits, we “renew our strength…run and not be weary…walk and not faint”.  (Isaiah 40:31)  When we seek the Lord’s ways, we get to “walk in a wide place” (Psalm 119:45) It’s so much easier to walk when we can see where we are going and the path is wide. 

I love to hike, and I’ve been down some very narrow trails and some very steep…getting caught on thorns or stumbling on a root are real possibilities.  I couldn’t even imagine trying that in the dark, and what a relief it is getting back to a wider portion of the path. 

When we spend our days with our Savior, He helps us along the way.  Walking with Him gives us constant strength, vision and courage.  The next time you see that narrow, dark bend in the path of your life, just remember that when you walk with the Lord, He will clear the way.  You still must go through, but doesn’t it make it so much easier knowing Jesus walks right beside you.  “When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble.” (Proverbs 4:12).

God Bless!