I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians; I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high. Levititcus 26:12-13Sounds like God's people needed reminding that the LORD would now be walking in their midst- this same powerful God that set them free from the yoke of the Egyptians.
God would be "walking" among His people....hmmm. What an amazing reality of God's divine presence and fellowship with His people. Sometimes I experience this.... a sense that God is very present and walking in my midst. But, so often, His fellowship gets crowded out by all of the other unwelcome walkers that I allow to "walk" among me..... like ungodly thoughts, false ideas, poor habits, stinky attitudes....not to mention unworthiness, pride, not measuring up to expectations, and frustrations. Do you have any unwelcome walkers in your midst? Reading the passage above one more time reminds me that the LORD has broken the bars of our yoke so that we can walk with heads held high. As we walk with the Lord this week, I am going to inform all of the unwelcome walkers with me that they are no longer welcome. Want to join me? .....with heads held high! Lord, grant us your strength.
Hi Jim,
ReplyDeleteWow!! I miss sitting under your teaching.
Unwelcome walkers? Hmm? I can think of lots of them that I allow to walk with me.
Interestingly, my Sunday School class is going to do a prayer walk at our church next Sunday. I think one of the things we'll do before we start our walk is to tell the unwelcome walkers to get lost.