Walk with Me

Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Have you seen a show or a movie where a figure in authority says to the subordinate “Walk with me.” It is in that moment that privacy is established and intimate details are revealed.

Romans 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Walking in newness of life is like being dropped off in a deeply wooded area that you have never seen or been in before. You will feel lost if you do not have someone to guide you. Your guide is the Holy Spirit. Walking in the spirit is walking with God.

Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

Enoch walked with God and it pleased God. This translation of Enoch was unto perfection. We in our transitional newness of life have not been perfected but rather have this opportunity to walk with God and please Him. Translation will come later, but for now it is all about the walk.

God is saying to you, “Come, walk with Me.” It is pleasing to God to have you join Him in this walk. Close personal discovery will happen as He shows you this wonderful abundant life you have entered into.

Next Thing

John 19:28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

It is easy to say the right thing if you know with all certainty what comes next. Jesus knew what to say in the moment. I wished it were that easy for me.

There is a certain amount of anxiety that comes along with trying to walk in God’s will at a time when others need to hear a word from you. You love the Lord, you love them and you don’t want to disappoint.

Worry shouldn’t be a part of our personal ministry but we are human and subject to all emotions, like it or not. In those moments I can give no better advice than to be genuine. Avoid clichés. No reply is better than a rehearsed dialogue.

My thoughts on this devotional began yesterday when I said “Eve wasn’t in the picture yet.” So often we look to what we know without being “in the moment”. Listening and being connected to that person is more important than what you think you know. Sometimes the answer is found in listening. Sometimes listening is all that is needed.

I’ve never been comforted by someone who begins with; “When that happened to me…” It stops being amount me and it is all about them. That happened to me at my first wife’s funeral and it added bitterness to my grief.

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