Moment With The Master
“Walking with God”
Categories: Moment With The MasterWhen Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.” (Genesis 17:1)
The words above came to Abram when he was 90 years- “old walk and be perfect”. It was 15 year before that Abram left Haran. His faith has been severely tested through numerous challenges. Then comes the word of the Lord: I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.”
To walk with someone is a Hebrew figure which implies friendship and a journey. It entails accountability, security, and intimacy. Here are a few specifics involved in walking with God.
When one walks with God, God and his truth becomes a constant reference point. To walk with God is to acknowledge his sovereignty. It means that we must subject our will to God‘s will and to strive to do all that God would have us to do.
God is the ultimate model of moral excellence. When we choose to walk with God, we must be determined to resemble him. This means our life will no longer model the ways of the world. We must be devoted to a divine character rather than a human one.
To walk with God is to love him and rejoice in his presence, to feel attracted to him, to value his favor more than anything else. Thus, we will trust his every decision for our life, and bask in his fellowship.
When we choose to walk with God, we must submit our proud heart to his ways. We must set God before us, striving to live a life of hallowed communion, and to make His glory the very object of our life.
How humbling and refreshing to think that the Creator of heaven and earth invites us into such a relationship. How liberating to walk with he who loves and gives us an identity no longer based on race or career or family. All that God affirms, we affirm, all that he detests we detest. Dear reader, let God have his way with you.
By George Slover
