The Walk

 Last night as my mind began to wonder, as it frequently does, I thought about the word "walk". As I did, I began to think about walking with God and my walk with Him. Then out of the blue the Holy Spirit placed in my mind about Enoch. He spoke to me "And Enoch walked with God and was no more." (Genesis 5:24 Amp) What would it be like if we walked with God as closely as Enoch did? Imagin...e the fellowship with our Lord. Imagine the revival spirit that would flow through us.

However, lets take a little closer look at Enoch. Enoch lived during a time that sin was increasing and people were turning from their creator. He was one who loved God more than anyone during his time and likely ours too. Truely, he walked the walk and talked the talk. In Genesis, it says that Enoch walked with God and was no more. Our walk with God should be exactly the same way, we should be no more. I am not saying that we will be swept up by the Lord as Enoch was, but I am saying that we should be taking on the attributes of Christ. Paul told the church in Corinth that when one chooses to follow Jesus, "the old is gone, the new is here." (2 Corth 5:17 NIV) The old us should be no more just as Enoch was no more. You see, when we decide to follow Jesus we should be letting go of our old life and surrendering it all to Him with nothing held back. We must be willing to walk the walk just as Enoch did.

So, tonight I have to ask you, are you holding on to a small part of the old you? Are you holding part back from Him? Let it go, let it go! Give it all in surrender to Jesus and start today walking with God as Enoch did and be no more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love

Love. That is a word that gets thrown about a whole lot these days. We love this. We love that. But what does the Word say about that. In the first letter of John, the writer urges us not to just say we love each other, but let us show that love by our actions (1John 3:18-19). So my question tonight is, are we really doing that or are we just going through the motions with empty words? Jesus commanded us to love one another just as He has loved us (John 13:34). Jesus showed us His love for us by His actions and so must we. We must show our love for not only our brothers and sisters in Christ but for all those around us who need Jesus as well. It may a simple act such as buying a meal for a complete stranger at a resturant. It could be doing a chore or odd job for a neighbor. It could even be as easy as reaching out to someone just to let them talk. Showing love for another is not complicated. Give it a try.

Giving Your All

The other day I saw a bumper sticker on a vehicle that was promoting a certain university. Being a big football school this is nothing unusual. However, this sticker caught my eye. This sticker proclaimed "Today, I will give my all for ______". ( The school name was where I put the blank). As usual this got me thinking. I ask myself, "What would happen if we gave our all for Jesus today?"

If... we would really seek God with our whole heart and go forth with boldness, imagine the revival that would break out in our homes and our churches. The sick would be healed. Marriages would be restored. Miracles would be a common occurence and the lost would be saved.

This is my hearts desire. I want to give my all to Jesus each and every day. I want nothing more out of life for myself. Jesus is my all in all and I want to serve Him more than anything. Tonight, if Jesus is not your greatest desire I pray that you would turn completely to Him. Let Him become Lord of your life so that you can give your all for Him today.

All Burdens can be carried away!

A few days ago on my drive home from work, I noticed a hawk flying low crossing the road in front of me. Around here this is nothing unusual as I see them quite often. This time though as I watched it ascend skyward, I noticed something odd. It had what looked like a stick hanging from its claws. However this stick wiggled and moved. This hawk had caught a snake and intended to have a hardy meal of it. I had never seen anything like that before.

A few minutes later as I thought about this scene, it was like the Lord was telling me that if we let Him, He will come into our lives like that hawk and remove anything that will cause us to be separated from Him. He will take away the fear and the stuggles that keep us from His perfect will and carry it far away.

Are you carrying around things that hinder you? Are you letting things come between you and our precious Lord? If so, open up your heart and let Him come in and take that out of your life. He will not only remove it but He will heal the wounds and hurts that thing has caused. Give Him all your cares and worries. Give Him every aspect of your life. Give Him complete control and watch those things causing you problems and strife be carried away,

Going all in!

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:19-21

Earthly treasure is here but for a short time. It is not lasting. In,stead invest in heavenly treasure. It is forever! Tonight, do a complete audit of your spiritual investments. Where have you invested, earthly goods or heavenly treasures? Begin to move your accounts and go all in with Jesus.

Your Calling

Is God calling us? Yes He is! He is calling us to live a pure and holy life. He is calling us to live set apart and not to bow to worldly influences. We cannot go around reaching for Jesus while we are clinging to some part of this life. Surrendering every part of our life to God is the only way for us to live. Nothing can be held back. Remember the story of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5)?  They tried to hold onto part of their old life when they promised not to. How did that work for them? Not to well! It won't work for us either if we refuse to let go of this world and surrender all that we are to Jesus. This is my goal in life and I pray that it is your too. Today, I urge you to surrender everything to Him and don't ever look back.