How can we "walk before the LORD" in our daily lives today?

Opening Verse

Psalm 116:9: “I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.”

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What Does It Mean to “Walk Before the LORD”?

- A steady, conscious lifestyle lived under His gaze (Genesis 17:1).

- Daily alignment with His revealed will (Deuteronomy 13:4).

- Confidence that “in Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).

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Living It Out in Our Hearts

- Start each day acknowledging His presence (Psalm 139:1-10).

- Store Scripture within: “Your word I have hidden in my heart” (Psalm 119:11).

- Yield promptly to the Spirit’s prompting (Galatians 5:16-17).

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Living It Out with Our Lips

- Speak truth and grace (Ephesians 4:25, 29).

- Overflow with thanksgiving (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

- Confess Christ openly; ambassadors walk in the open (2 Corinthians 5:20).

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Living It Out with Our Hands and Feet

1. Obedient work

• “Whatever you do, work at it… for the Lord” (Colossians 3:23).

2. Acts of mercy

• Serve the vulnerable (James 1:27).

3. Pursuit of holiness

• “Be holy in all you do” (1 Peter 1:15-16).

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When We Stumble

- Confess immediately; He is faithful to forgive (1 John 1:9).

- Rise again—“though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again” (Proverbs 24:16).

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A Life of Continual Walking

- Depend on grace that “trains us to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives” (Titus 2:11-12).

- Fix hope on seeing Him face to face (1 John 3:2-3).

- Encourage fellow travelers (Hebrews 10:24-25).