When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before Me faithfully and be blameless.” Genesis 17:1 NIV
How can we arouse our faith, have a fresh, stirring experience with our Lord? Make a new commitment to walk before Him and to live a blameless life through the power and ministry of His indwelling Holy Spirit. Our lives as followers of the Lord Jesus are not a static, complacent life. When Our Lord gives us a fresh revelation, some new insight or knowledge, He expects us to act, to put the new knowledge to use, and to grow thereby. This was true of Abram. The Lord gave Abram a fresh revelation of Himself as the Almighty God, but He also told Abram to recommit his life and to do so more diligently than ever before. Abram was to make some commitments. He was to walk before the Lord. This means to live step by step in the presence of the Lord. To live moment by moment in fellowship with the Lord. To live in an unbroken consciousness of the Lord and to always be aware of His presence, power, and security. This means that we are to live before Him in a spirit of devotion, worship, fellowship and service. That we do not walk behind Him nor ahead of Him. But we walk before Him, conscious that He can see us and that He has the power to look after and care for us. It means that we are aware of His power to see and know all, aware that He will judge us for all we do. This can only result in a life blessed by the Lord.
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord, may we always walk before You, not behind nor ahead of You.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, what a great blessing it is to walk before You, stop us from walking behind and from running ahead of You, through the ministry of Your Holy Spirit in our lives. AMEN
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
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