Walk, Part 2

 Walk - 2

August 19, 2025

Ephesians 4:1-2

1 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, 2 with allhumility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,

Ephesians 4:17-18 - The Christian’s Walk

17So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;

Ephesians 5:1-2

1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; 2 and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offeringand a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.

Ephesians 5:15-17

15 Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, 16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil. 17 So then do notbe foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Yesterday, we started to consider what it means to walk in a manner worthy of your calling. Watchman Nee discusses this in some length in his little book, Sit, Walk, Stand. He first makes the point that you cannot walk until you first sit. That is, you cannot make progress in the kingdom of God until you acknowledge your place as a son of God, adopted into His family and seated with Him in heavenly places. Only then can you begin to walk as He directs your steps. One interesting analogy that he uses is a picture of a man in an electric wheelchair. He is seated but moves forward, “walks”, but with a power that is not his own. The electric motor and battery are like the power of the Holy Spirit that enables him to make progress, not his own strength. 

Thus, it is only when we realize that we are powerless to do anything in our own power, that we are empowered by the Holy Spirit to walk. In chapter five, Paul admonishes us to walk in love (agape). This is impossible for our fleshly bodies. Only God can love with agape love, but when we accept His new life, He can use us to love others. His power to love enables us to love others. 

Walking in the Spirit is an activity that involves total surrender. We give up our old life and accept His new life and let Him accomplish His will through us. That is what the Christian walk is all about. So then, walk as wise men and make the most of the time so that we may understand what the will of the Lord is.