The Worthy Walk

-March 16, 2022-

Good morning, happy Wednesday,

“That you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.”

(Colossians 1:10).

As Christians, we are followers of Christ, and we live and serve the Lord. The Apostle Paul calls upon us to walk worthy of the Lord. He wrote in 1 Thessalonians 2:12, “That you walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.” A worthy walk is walk befitting a child of God, and brings glory to God. In Ephesians, Paul also tells us to walk worthy of our calling and of the gospel.

Our lives reflect Christ. When we live godly lives, it portrays Christ in the proper way. If we don’t, it shows Christ in a negative way. As one our elders always says, “We can either push people closer to Christ or drive them further away from Him.” David was such a great man of God, but when he sinned with Bathsheba and ordered the death of her husband, God had to chasten him severely. Nathan the prophet told Him in 2 Samuel 12:14, “However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.”

Paul mentions what our worthy walk should include: pleasing the Lord, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God. Paul himself lived this way as an example to all the saints. He was always so positive and encouraging; however, when needed, he corrected the believers. When Peter acted hypocritically in not fellowshipping with Gentile believers when Jewish believers visited him, Paul confronted him to face.

• Fully pleasing the Lord – Our words and conduct should back up our Christian faith. People are watching us and listening to us. Hebrews 11:5 says of Enoch of old, “By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, ‘and was not found, because God had taken him,’ for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.”

• Being fruitful in every good work – Fruitfulness is being productive for the Lord in doing good to others. Paul wrote in Galatians 6:10, “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.” We should pray daily that God will give us a profitable, productive, and prosperous day for the Lord.

• Increasing in the knowledge of God – To increase in the knowledge of God is not theoretical knowledge, but practical knowledge of Him and His ways. When we learn the Word we must put it into practice. Head knowledge alone leads only to being puffed up. We need to know God not just about God.

May the Lord help us to walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God. In so doing we will point people to Jesus.

Have a blessed day walking with the Lord. Stay safe and healthy.

In His grace and love,

Dean