Walking with God

Perhaps you prefer to walk in the early morning, like Jesus who rose a “great while before day and went into a solitary place to pray.” Or maybe you enjoy walking peacefully in the evening. Perhaps your walks are purposeful, part of your journey to work, school, or shopping. Wherever or whenever you walk, you’re following in a great tradition: Abraham took a walk at God’s command. Moses led the children of Israel on a long trek to the Promised Land. Joshua’s spies were sent to walk through the land. The followers of Jesus walked with Him through Galilee and beyond. The paralyzed man lying by the pool at the sheep market took up his bed and walked after Jesus healed him. Paul walked for God, spreading the Good News throughout Asia. Of course, not every scripture about “walking” refers literally to taking step after step, but many are references to a way of living. That’s why reminders to “walk like He walked” mean so much more than a mode of getting around. So how is our life’s walk progressing? As we have traveled along the road of life, there have been pleasant places and some less enjoyable routes. It has not always been an easy path, but one thing is sure: whether His footsteps beside us were visible or not, God was with us.