One of the more ‘popular’ words in scripture is ‘walk’. And rather than leaving the word open to definition, scripture defines and discusses it many times and in a variety of books. In Ephesians 4:1 we are told to, “…walk worthy of the calling…” Colossians 1:10 tells us to: “…walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him…” And these are only 2 examples.
If scripture is as interested as it is in how we walk, then we should be too. Another reality is that if we call ourselves ‘Christian’ then we need to model this behavior. It’s important to remember that we are no longer our own… we were bought by a tremendous price so it’s our responsibility to be pleasing. We need to walk worthy.
But what is walking worthy? How are we to walk? Scripture talks to us constantly about this. Simplistically, we need to walk in love, speaking truth in love. We need to love God first and foremost and then we need to follow the simple command to love others as we love ourselves. I believe a worthy walk is a loving walk.
Walking in love is NOT becoming someone else’s doormat. Nowhere does scripture admonish us to do that. But we don’t hit people over the head either. To walk means to walk by faith (2 Corinthians 5:7), we walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16), we walk as children of light (Ephesians 5:8). And these are only some of the descriptions.
Walking is a full time focus requiring all our concentration and dedication. But it is a do-able. If it weren’t we wouldn’t be asked to do it.
