Walk

Walk

1 John 2:6 “He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.”

If we say that we love God, but we hate our neighbor, then what are we saying about God? What are we saying about His love? If we say that we are in Christ, but do not walk as He walked, then what are we saying about His life, (His deity)? Are we making God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ out to be a lie? Or, are we revealing our true self? If we say that God has changed our lives, but we continue to be consumed by a life of sin, then what are we showing the world? Are we showing the world that it is okay to live in sin, but say that we are living for God? Is there a fine line between living for God and living in sin? We are kidding ourselves if we say that there is, because the gap is huge, and it should be. There should be a big difference between a life that is walked out with Christ and a life that is lived in the pit of sin. We try to set the boundaries in our lives. I will not do this because god would be disappointed, but this other thing is okay, God will permit it. Those are thoughts that go through our minds, and the devil is ecstatic when we allow ourselves to believe those thoughts. The life that is walked out with Christ should be in the same footsteps as Christ took. Not that we are ever comparable with Christ, but we need to be a reflection of the word of God. We need to walk as Christ Jesus walked, and live as He lived.

If we say that we know God, but live in total debauchery, then what are we saying about God? If we say that Christ dwells within us, but we do not abide in Him, then what are we saying about the walk with Christ? What are we proving to the world when we continue to live in sin, but we say that we are righteous? We are not proving a thing. If we claim to be followers of Christ, but we do not separate ourselves from the sin of the world, then what are we saying about the word and truths of God?

The life that is walked out with Christ should be drastically different from the life that is lived out in sin. The life that is walked out with Christ should leave a trail showing people that life with Christ is different and right. The life that is walked out with Christ should prove to the world that God exists and that God is love. The life that is walked out with Christ should prove to the world that a life lived in sin is not satisfying. The life that is walked out with Christ should prove to the world that a life lived out before the throne of God is amazing and fun.

If we say that we love God, but hate our neighbor, then who are we? If we say that we walk with Christ, but we live in sin, then what are we saying about His action on the cross? If we claim to talk with God and hear from Him, but we take advantage of people in order to get them to follow us, then what are we saying about the gentleness of God? If we say that we are in Christ, then why do we live such wicked lives? If we say that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior, but then we tarnish His name, then who are we?

The life that is walked out with Christ should be completely different from the life lived in sin. The life that is walked out with Christ should leave a trail that leads people to say, “Wow, what is it that makes you that way.” The life that is walked out with Christ should leave a trail that people can notice that that life is lived 100% for God in Heaven. The life that is walked out with Christ should leave a trail that leads people to the cross of Christ and the throne of God. The life that is walked out with Christ should leave a trail that leads people passed the cross of Christ and into a life with Christ, because the cross is just the beginning.

Forgive us for all the times when we fall short of living our lives walked out with Christ. Forgive us for all the times when we compromise our faith.

The life that is walked out with Christ is wonderful and amazing. The life that is walked out with Christ is the only way to live. We need the help of Christ to prove that to the world.

New King James