[Music] my parents grew up in the 1930s and 40s in the American South that was during a time when cars weren't nearly as common place as they are now back then there was a whole lot of walking going on my parents said that when people came to visit them in those days they'd sometimes walk their visitors back home just a part of the way they said that their visit would be so good that they wouldn't want to separate so they'd continue it as they journeyed along the road I've heard older preachers relate that sort of
love and appreciation of the visitor with a story from the Bible concerning a man named Enoch one thing that we're told about this man is that he walked with God the preachers would say that one day as Enoch and God were walking together and visiting God told Enoch we're closer to my house than yours so come on and go home with me now we know that it's so much more than the literal meaning of the term Walking with God but the context those old preachers provided and the thought of such a possibility definitely render a
beautiful picture Genesis 5: 22- 24 says after he begat Methuselah Enoch walked with God 300 years and had sons and daughters so all the days of Enoch were 365 years and Enoch walked with with God and he was not for God took him twice in this short passage were told the words Enoch walked with God when you expand your reading and really try to understand what the Bible means by Enoch walked with God you'll find that other translations elaborate and say Enoch walked in habitual fellowship with God or Enoch walked with God in reverent fear
and obedience the life of Enoch is summed up by four words he walked with God mind you two cannot walk together unless they agree I could even go so far as saying two cannot walk together unless one leads and one submits think of it like this you'll never have two CEOs for a single company or two captains for a single team or two presidents for a single country only one can lead and this is the same in our relationship with the Lord only he can lead and we are to submit and follow his ways follow
his commands and follow his word if we try to lead then we fall into Rebellion we'll fall into sin and into disagreement with the Lord so I want you to understand what the bible really means when it tells us that Enoch walked with God it means he followed God it means he was led by God it means he submitted to God brothers and sisters can the same be said about you are you walking in habitual fellowship with God are you walking in reverent fear and obedience to God the Bible says in Deuteronomy 8:6 so you
shall keep the Commandments of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him for the believer in today's world we need to realize that we live in a world that is spiritually dark this is why the Bible tells us to keep the Commandments of the lord we need to walk in God's ways because this world it will lead you to destruction in this world Godly morals are out the window sin is normalized it's accepted and actually openly paraded for all to pleasure and selfish gain are the primary spirits that determine a
lot of people's actions so as we live in such a world how can you and I walk with the Lord how can we walk with him in habitual Fellowship how can we walk with him in obedience well I believe that two cannot walk together if they are going in two different directions so in order for us to truly walk with the Lord we need to turn our backs on the world and all the things it has to offer and instead choose Jesus Christ we need to reject what is accepted and loved by the world and
instead choose Jesus Saints turn away from the world and turn to Jesus turn away from sin and turn to the word of God make a decision to follow Jesus Christ and walk in obedience to the Lord's commands and to his ways I want to encourage you today keep walking with the Lord keep walking with Jesus in this day and age where people are walking in ways that appear to be right in their own eyes I want to encourage you to keep walking in obedience to God's word the Bible in 1 John 1: 6-7 says if
we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness we lie and do not live out the truth but if we walk in the light as he is in the light we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his son purifies us from all sin as children of God we certainly do not walk in darkness we are not led by the lust of this world as children of God we walk in the light because Jesus Christ is the light we walk in truth because Jesus Christ is truth we walk
in love because Jesus Christ is love so dear listener keep walking with God in this day and age where people are chasing higher incomes but have lower morals I encourage you to keep walking with God keep walking in righteousness in this age where people voice their opinions more than they demonstrate the love of Christ I encourage you to keep walking keep walking with God though you may have to hold your tongue at times though you may have to endure people slandering your name I still encourage you to keep walking keep walking in the love of
Christ dear Christian in this day and age where people no longer honor their word I encourage you to honor God honor God both in private and in public in this day and age where Bible prophecy is being fulfilled and we can see the love of many growing cold and we can see men become lovers of themselves more than lovers of God in this day and age I encourage you to walk with God I encourage you to seek the Lord intensely pray for an obsessive appetite for the presence of God and so as you go through
this life make sure that you're walking with God make make sure that you're walking with the eyes of Faith make sure that you're walking in the spirit in Matthew chapter 19 we're told of a rich young man who comes to Jesus and asks the question what good deed must I do to have eternal life I keep all your Commandments I've never killed I'm not a thief I love my neighbor so what else do I need to do and the answer that Jesus gave this young man demonstrates my point that you cannot walk with God and
still love the world you need to turn your back on this world turn your back on what it has to offer Jesus responded to the young man in Matthew 19: 21 and 22 and he said if you want to be perfect go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven then come follow me verse 22 however then goes on to say but when the young man heard this he went away sad for he had many possessions the rich young man was willing to do everything
apart from turning his back on the world he was willing to follow every commandment as long as he could still have one foot in the world but listen we cannot do that Christ demand that we come to him with a willingness to leave all that is in this world he demands that we be all in for him anything less than total commitment to the Lord is not acceptable anything less than your full Devotion to him will not be acceptable so as you go about your daily life put God first turn your back on the world
turn your back on sin and walk in habitual fellowship with Jesus Christ let your walk be one that is in obedience to the Lord so as we prepare to go to God In Prayer I encourage you to take a moment search yourself find out what there is that lures you away in this day and age in this day and age what is it that tugs on your heart more than the presence of God more than the word of God more than the will of God and what areas are you challenged in what areas do you
need to submit to God all the more as we approach him give that thing to God now let us pray dear Lord have mercy on me father and give me the grace to see this world for what it really is this world would only lead me to destruction but your way Lord Jesus it will lead me to an eternity in your presence Heavenly Father open our eyes so that we can see that there is nothing to be gained from this world this world can only disappoint us but you Lord Jesus you will never fail us
nor will you let us down lord Jesus joy peace protection and true contentment can only be found in you not in this world this world is filled with fleeting pleasures and I pray that I would never be drawn to what this world offers help me to reject the advances of the world Lord I desire to walk with you your word in Romans 13: 12-15 it says the night is far gone the day is at hand so then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light let us walk properly
as in the daytime not in orgies and drunkenness not in sexual immorality and sensuality not in quarreling and jealousy but put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to gratify its desires I pray that the fear of God would rule my life Holy Spirit help me to conduct myself in accordance to God's word help me to walk on honorably and with Integrity as a child of God father help me to walk in obedience to your word help me to walk under the guidance of the holy spirit let Faith be my
eyes Lord I desire to walk with you always I desire to walk in agreement with you I desire to walk in submission to You Hear My Cry Lord Jesus as my heart yearns for your presence Lord I seek to draw closer to you each and every day may you be my only focus may your presence be my heart's desire Purge me oh God and remove all worldly desires from my life remove any and all ungodly passions your word in Luke 10: 27 says you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart with all
your soul with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself with all that I have with every breath in me I declare that Jesus Christ is Lord over my life my heart is yours my soul is yours my mind is yours I will praise you with all of my strength I will worship you with all that is within me I will bless your Holy Name forever and ever be with me Father God be with me Lord Jesus be with me Holy Spirit I thank you for hearing my prayer in Jesus
name I pray amen so you shall keep the Commandments of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him if we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness we lie and do not live out the truth but if we walk in the light light as he is in the light we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his son purifies us from all [Music] sin if you want to be perfect go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor and
you will have treasure in heaven then come follow me verse 22 however then goes on to say but when the young man heard this he went away sad for he had many [Music] possessions the night is far gone the day is at hand so then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light let us walk properly as in the daytime not in orgies and drunkenness not in sexual immorality and sensuality not in quarreling and jealousy but put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh
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