Walking with God
I will set My dwelling in and among you, and My soul shall not despise or reject or separate itself from you. And I will walk in and with and among you and will be your God, and you shall be My people. Lev. 26:11-12[AMP]
God wants to have a relationship with you. Through Jesus, He established a more personal relationship with us were we can talk to Him personally and not through a priest. Walking with God demands two things; first is Agreeing with God, the second thing is Pleasing God.
- Agreement: Walking with God requires agreement [Amos3:3]. Ask yourself truthfully; are you in agreement with God over everything in your life? Paul admonishes us to test ourselves to be sure we are truly walking with God. You cannot walk with him without agreement. The reason why we are saved today [for those of us that are saved], is because we agreed with Christ. If you are not saved yet, you need to agree with Him today.
- Pleasing God: You need to please God. Take time out to find out what pleases Him and make this your priority daily. Pleasing God is an action that expresses your desire to make God happy while you walk with Him here on earth.
Note that agreeing with God and pleasing Him are not the same thing. You can agree with someone on a direction but both of you can fight until you get to your destination. The same thing with God, walking with God takes agreeing with Him, then pleasing Him. Agreement has to do with the destination, pleasing God has to do with the journey. Agreement has to do with eternity, pleasing God has to do with the here and now. Agreeing with God means securing your eternal destiny – in that single act of agreement you have expressed your desire to walk with God and be with Him in Heaven. It takes you to really walk with God, He has done His end; you do yours. Agreement and pleasing God are acts of volition; every man has been given the freedom to choose.
Prayer: Lord, help me understand fully what it means to agree with You and please You, that my journey and destination will be secure in You, in Jesus Name.
Posted on Wednesday 22 February, 2012, in Holy Spirit, Honouring God, Spiritual Growth. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
Amazing!I think today’s message ties in with yesterday’s message. You need to know the Word to be like the Word. Studying the Bible amounts to finding out the things that please God. It pleases HIM when we read His Word. When you know what God says in His Word about your health, finances then you can also agree with it meaningfully. Pleasing and Agreeing is a daily process we have to deliberately do.
‘Ask yourself truthfully; are you in agreement with God over everything in your life?’ Now this is a question to think on daily.