What does it mean to "walk in Your truth" in today's world? \Setting the Scene: Psalm 86:11\ “Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Grant me an undivided heart to fear Your name.” \What “Walk” Communicates\ - Movement: a continuous, forward-moving lifestyle, not a one-time decision (cf. Colossians 2:6). - Direction: choosing the Lord’s path over every competing route (Jeremiah 6:16). - Perseverance: steady steps regardless of terrain or weather (Hebrews 12:1–2). \Defining “Your Truth”\ - God’s Word is Truth: “Your word is truth.” (John 17:17) - Jesus embodies Truth: “I am the way and the truth and the life.” (John 14:6) - The Spirit guides into Truth: “He will guide you into all truth.” (John 16:13) To walk in His truth, therefore, is to order life by the written Word, abide in the living Word, and follow the Spirit’s leading—all three perfectly in agreement. \Everyday Footsteps of Truth\ • Ground yourself daily in Scripture – Read, study, memorize, meditate (Psalm 119:10–11). • Align attitudes and speech – Speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:25). • Practice integrity in work and finance – “Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.” (Proverbs 16:8) • Pursue moral purity – Flee sexual immorality (1 Corinthians 6:18). • Show compassion and justice – “Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” (1 John 3:18) • Share the gospel faithfully – Feet fitted “with the readiness of the gospel of peace.” (Ephesians 6:15) \Challenges and Guardrails\ - Cultural Relativism • Guardrail: Measure every idea against Scripture (Acts 17:11). - Personal Feelings • Guardrail: Place feelings under Christ’s lordship (2 Corinthians 10:5). - Busyness and Distraction • Guardrail: Prioritize quiet time—Mary before Martha (Luke 10:38–42). - Compromise Pressure • Guardrail: Keep close fellowship with truth-loving believers (Hebrews 10:24–25). \Promises for the Truth Walker\ • Guidance: “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go.” (Psalm 32:8) • Freedom: “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32) • Protection: “He is a shield to those who walk in integrity.” (Proverbs 2:7) • Joy: “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” (3 John 4) \Living It Out Today\ Walk in His truth by taking the next obedient step—however small—confident that every stride in Scripture-shaped faithfulness honors the Lord and lights the way for others (Psalm 119:105). |
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