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Walking With God
Walking With God
Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God (Genesis 6:8-9)
Noah lived in a generation where the wickedness of man was so great that every intent of the thoughts and heart of man was continually evil (Genesis 6:5-7). Simply put, Noah lived in one of the most evil, wicked and corrupt times in the history of man. Noah was not sinless but there is no doubting that by what is said about him, he clearly separated himself from the wickedness that resulted in God’s decision to blot man from the face of the land. In the midst of this wickedness, Noah stands out as a man who was upright and blameless, walking according to the will of God.
As we look at the life history of Noah, many great lessons will be found that will be a source of help and encouragement to us as we write our life’s history in a generation that in so many ways rivals that of Noah’s day. The thought echoes through my mind that one of the greatest lessons centers around the truth that we can separate ourselves from the wickedness that surrounds us, live right and walk with God in this most difficult, dreadful and corrupt time—there really is never any excuse for doing wrong on our part. It is only a matter of choice.
Walking with God requires a close relationship with him, one that is founded in large part in trusting and loving him with a pure heart (Psalms 62:8, Prov. 3:5, Psalms 143:8, Isa. 12:2, Mark 12:30, 2 Tim. 2:22). Our relationship, our closeness to him is seen in that we agree with him in all things (Amos 3:3). We do not argue with him. We live by the rule, whatsoever he says, we will do (John 2:5, Matthew 7:21. Luke 6:46, 2 John 9). If God says it, we believe it and that settles the matter.
Walking with God is a walk of confidence, no hope so, no maybe so—it is a walk of I know! Our attitude should ever be that of 2 Timothy 1:12: “nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.” One of my favorite passages to go to these days is Galatians 3:20: “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
We are all weak, frail human beings and need to walk this pathway with God. We may go through this life and never acquire great wealth, many possessions or any measure of fame but if when we come to the end of the day, when the sun sets on our life, it can be inscribed on our gravestone that we walked with God, then our life will have been a monumental success.
Walking with God—desire it, seek it, find it and walk confidently the rest of your days on this side of eternity (Psalms 42:1-2, Isaiah 55:6, James 4:7-8, Corinthians 5:1-9).
Charles Hicks, Gallatin Tennessee
