Test me, O LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind; for your love is ever before me, and I walk continually in your truth. Psalm 26:2-3
Teach me you way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. Psalm 86:11
It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us. [....] And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. [....] ...his command is that you walk in love. 2 John 4, 6
Sometimes I think that I am just a bit too curious. Why does the psalmist use the term walk.....and what is John really saying when he is talking about walking in truth....walk in obedience....walk in love? What's all this walking about? Why not run or jog or take slow progressive steps? I am sorry to say that I don't have some grand wisdom on this one. Do you think it connotes some of these ideas: consistency, steady, progressively forward, not rushing, reasoned????
Now, I get a daily report telling me that there are about 25 persons who consistently read this blog each day. Will each of you take just a moment to post a comment sharing what you think may be the overriding idea behind "walking" or "walk" as it is used in the passages above? In the meantime, I may have to do a little more studying on this word usage. So, go ahead, throw your idea out there.....walk in courage.
Jim,
ReplyDeleteI believe the use of "walking" or "walk" means living our complete life with Jesus at our side. Not just the hour our two we spend in church or the time we spend praying our serving others in His name. But in everything we do we should remember that He is there with us and wants us to include Him in what we are doing.
Preston
I think walking is something that most of us do all day long without thinking too much about it - almost unconsciously. I think He wants me to do everything I do in obedience, truth and love and hopefully I get to a point in my life where I do this without thinking about it - almost unconsciusly.
ReplyDelete*Thanks so much for these posts! I really look forward to them.
Oops! I meant "subconsciously" not unconsciously in the previous post.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm...'walking' is living. What we are and what we believe is played out in everything we do, in some form or another. Walking/living begins on the inside. If we believe truth, we'll walk in truth. If we believe and have received the love of God, we'll walk/live in the love of God. It will show. To the contrary, if we receive error, or believe lies this is what we will walk/live. If we doubt God, this is what we will walk/live.
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