Keeping Up With It!

Most of my walking I do by myself because of the pace at which I walk. When my wife and I take shorter walks together (which I do enjoy) she will sometimes tug on my arm to slow me down, though her own pace has picked up from what it used to be. I try to be mindful of slowing my pace when we walk together, but when my mind begins focusing on other things my pace begins to quicken without me realizing it and my wife will have to hold me back again or verbally remind me that we are not in a hurry. This sometimes happens even when we are only walking into the grocery store.

Going on ahead on our own is not always a good thing. It is possible to be moving at a rapid pace while going the wrong direction. Is our daily walk in step with the right things?

Paul warned the Christians at Corinth…
“I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us NOT TO GO BEYOND WHAT IS WRITTEN, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another.” ( 1 Corinthians 4:6 ESV)

John later warned…
“EVERYONE WHO GOES ON AHEAD AND DOES NOT ABIDE IN THE TEACHING OF CHRIST, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.” ( 2 John 9 ESV)

Running on ahead instead of sticking with THE WORD God has revealed is not wise. What has been written is what we need to base our life upon. However, as we strive toward a daily walk with THE WORD OF GOD are we keeping up with it? Are we at least living up to the knowledge and spirituality we have attained? ( Philippians 3:16)

In Paul’s second letter to the church at Thessalonica we read…
“(1) Finally, brothers, pray for us, that THE WORD OF THE LORD MAY SPEED AHEAD and be honored, as happened among you, (2) and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. (3) But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.” ( 2 Thessalonians 3:1-3 ESV)

Let us restrain rushing on with our own ideas as we recognize the need for the WORD OF THE LORD to speed ahead (with us keeping up with it) as it is spread to others. May we keep our focus fixed on the written WORD OF GOD, walking in step with it, as well as doing our part to help speed it along to those who need to hear it.

Have a great day WITH GOD’S WORD AS THE GUIDE FOR OUR STRIDE!
Carl

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