Thus says the LORD: This is what I commanded my people: Listen to my voice; then I will be your God and you shall be my people. Walk in all the ways that I command you, so that you may prosper.
The instruction from my mother was clear. Ride a jeepney going to Divisoria. Alight by Ilaya road. Walk by about 200 steps to Tabora Street, then turn right on the first bend. On my right, I will see the store selling the things I need for my project. The instruction was clear – or so I thought.
Along the way, I got lost. I may have taken the wrong turn. Or entered the wrong street. Just the same, it took me quite some time to find the store. I have forgotten to put the instruction at heart, so I lost my way as a consequence.
The Lord not only wants us to listen to His voice (or His commandments). He also wants us to “walk the talk”. We maybe attending Church on Sundays hearing the good news, or attending bible studies once a week, or reading the Bible every night. But this does not really make us more Christian than others if we fail to convert that into actions.
“Walk” with Him today. Spend time with Him – feeling His love and letting others feel that love. Try to understand just how He wants things to happen, by His own standard, not ours. Let's try to find out what His plan for our life is. Let's not conform to what the world expects. The world is wrong – and we could get lost in the end. Let us put His words in our hearts and walk in all the ways that He commanded and we will not be lost.
Almighty Father, teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name. I give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify Your name for ever.
“Your gospel, we hear
By heart, we remember.
Your commandments, we bear
In Your way, we prosper.”
Teach me Your way, Oh Lord, that I may walk in Your truth.
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