Alright, so I did a little more studying on the word usage of "walk" as in "walking in truth." Bear with me.... The NT greek word for "walk" is peripateo. According to Vine (Complete Expository Dictionary), when used figuratively it "signifies the whole round of the activities of the individual life." He then cites when this word is used in the NT: The Christian is to walk in the newness of life (Rom. 6:4), after the spirit (8:4), in honesty (13:13), by faith (2 Cor. 5:7), in good works (Eph. 2:10), in love (5:2), in wisdom (Col. 4:5), in truth (2 John 4), and after the commandments of the Lord (v.6).
So, to "walk in" something figuratively signifies the whole round of the activities of the individual life. That's good, but I think that the three of you who commented were even more insightful:
Denise: ....to keep in step with, live in accordance with, agree and proceed in, be hand in hand with, not rushed, moving forward....
Pres: ....living our complete life with Jesus at our side....remembering that He is there with us and wants us to include Him in all that we do....
Mary Lou: ....walking is something that we do all day long....subconciously. He wants us to do everything in obedience, truth, and love to get to the point in our lives where we do this almost without thinking about it.
Excellent! Thank you so much!
Lord, help us to walk in truth today, keeping in step with your truth, knowing that you are at our side, guiding us in truth so that it eventually becomes second nature.
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