A Faith Walk
2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
The Greek word for “Walk” is, ‘peripateō’ which means, “To make one’s way, to progress, to make due use of opportunities, to live, to regulate one’s life, to conduct one’s self.” Choose to walk by faith. Choose to progress by faith. Choose to regulate your life by faith. Choose to advance by faith. Choose to steward your God-given opportunities by faith. The Amplified Version puts it this way, “For we walk by faith [we regulate our lives and conduct ourselves by our conviction or belief respecting man’s relationship to God and divine things, with trust and holy fervor; thus we walk] not by sight or appearance.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 AMPC.
This statement Paul made look simple enough. However, I am learning that fleshing out those words, that simple concept, can be a much tougher assignment. It requires tremendous courage and strength. You must be willing to be misunderstood and even abandoned. You must be willing to give up any semblance of control of your life that you thought you might have. You must be willing to look like a complete fool. Think about Noah building an ark for a flood when it had never even rained on earth. Think about Abraham clinging to the promise that he would be the father of many nations even though he was childless at the age of 100. Think about Moses standing before the Israelites in the wilderness telling them they would eat meat until it disgusted them but having no idea where that meat would come from. Think about Joshua marching around the walls of Jericho as God had told him to and wondering what good it was going to do.
If all of these folks were to be around at this modern time, they will call mad, foolish and we will possibly call a help for them. We must however understand that the beauty of this journey is that it is it is a journey of tremendous blessing and reward. It is a journey that is exciting, life-altering, and mind-boggling. It is a journey that will allow you to see and experience God as he was meant to be: in all his fullness and grace.
So if you choose this part of faith, and live the life, you must be willing to let God out of the neat little box that you have put him in, to let him show up as he sees fit.
CONFESSION
I live by faith and not by sight
I walk by faith and not by sight
Amen!
