Walk Worthy

Did you know your walk says a lot about who you are? Some people walk tall and confidently, as if with purpose and direction. Some walk with their shoulders stooped and their head down, as if they are carrying a huge weight on their shoulders. Others walk slowly and hesitatingly, as if feeling unbalanced and unsure which way to go.

Most of us, if we're honest, would probably say our walk has reflected each of those examples at one time or another in our lives. 

The Bible has a lot to say about our walk, meaning how we live our lives before the Lord. Colossians 1 records Paul's prayer for his fellow believers in the city of Colossae. Part of his prayer is displayed in the picture above.

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing... (Colossians 1:10).

What does it mean to "walk worthy of the Lord"? It seems the rest of the chapter provides us with some answers. We are reminded:

• of the Father who has made us fit to partake in an inheritance in heaven (v12)
• that we have been delivered from the power of darkness (v13)
• that we have been taken out of darkness and brought into the kingdom of His dear Son (v13)
• that we have been forgiven and redeemed by the blood of Christ (v14)
• that Jesus, our Redeemer is the sovereign God and Creator of all things (v15-18)
• that Jesus reconciled us to God and brought us peace by His blood (v20-21)
• that Jesus died to present us, holy and blamesless, to the Father (v22)
• that Christ, the hope of glory, lives within us (v27)

Walking worthy of the Lord means living our lives in such a way that we reflect Christ who lives within us.  

Walking worthy of the Lord means living as those who have been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, taken out of darkness and reconciled to the Father.

Walking worthy of the Lord means surrendering our lives to the authority of Jesus, our Redeemer, the sovereign God and Creator of all things, for His glory alone.

My prayer for you and for me today is...

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing (Colossians 1:10).