Our Walk!

A few weeks ago I got in line at the post office to pick up a package that had been too large for our P.O. box. As I joined the others also waiting, the man in front of me looked straight at me with a huge SMILE, stuck his hand out, and introduced himself to me. Shaking his hand I told him my name as well, though I was a bit puzzled by the greeting until he stated, “I just wanted to meet the walker.” My regular walking around town has not gone unnoticed. I continue to be encouraged by waves, honks, and comments, as well as some folks telling me they have been encouraged to start walking as well.

There are things people notice about us as we go about our daily life. Are those things good? Today, as I was walking back to the office, a woman called out from across the road, “I love to watch you walk. It makes me smile.”

This woman’s statement got me thinking as I continued on my way. Does God love to watch me walk? Does the manner of my life make Him SMILE?

God was apparently PLEASED with the walk of Enoch. His life was simply described in the expression that he “walked with God.” ( Genesis 5:24) When the Father identified His Son, it was with the words, “…‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am WELL PLEASED.’” ( Matthew 3:17 & 17:5 ESV) John exhorted that if we are in Him, we are to walk as He walked. ( 1 John 2:6) [note also 1 Peter 2:21 & 1 John 1:7] And it would stand to reason that if we do, God will also be PLEASED with our walk.

In the Psalms we read…
“(1) May God be gracious to us and bless us and MAKE HIS FACE TO SHINE UPON US, (Selah) (2) THAT YOUR WAY MAY BE KNOWN ON EARTH, your saving power among all nations.” ( Psalm 67:1-2)

To have God’s face toward us -- to have it shining or beaming upon us -- is to have Him looking favorably upon our life. Are we walking in a way that can make Him SMILE?

People notice things about us as we are involved in our day to day activities. They learn something about us by the way in which we walk through life. But even more importantly should be our desire to walk in a way that will help others notice something about God’s Way. Our daily walk may serve to encourage others to also begin walking in the same manner. Let us continue to walk in life with that potential in mind.

Have a great day LIVING TO MAKE GOD SMILE!
Carl

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