STUDIES FROM BRETHREN IN CHRIST

10/4/2020 ~ The Walk

🙏   TheWalkAM.mp3 (38m 09s)   TheWalk.pptx Darkness has no harmony of motion. The time of harvest is here to share among one another. Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, ... ~ Psalms 1:1-2 Each road has a fork with choices to be made       Meditates in         the LORD            ⬈   Blessed                       Not with:                                      ● Ungodly counsel                                        ● Path of sinners                                      ● The scornful Bittersweet experience touch us all. Crying beats on each genuine heart. For us to remain strong in His truths, character must turn the page on rage, for others as well as self. To the unaided and uneducated souls, humble desires of release to His love comes by diligent study of His Holy Word. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; ... ~ Psalms 23:4 As we are born to die, it is a lesson in trouble and how and what we choose to depend on. Friends or God? It is a hard walk. The mettle of a soul is declared by the fearful fires one has endured in a spectrum of experiences, unique to all; and still able to stand with integrity of heart. Plain truth is not always palatable, but as a people our noble character is waning while hope stings all songs. The best taste comes by dear old friends still willing to share life. May the bonds we seek inspire a genuine touch in an insincere world. Uphold my steps in Your paths, That my footsteps may not slip. ~ Psalms 17:5 Sunshine is His message of warmth in a cold distant existence. O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps. ~ Jeremiah 10:23 No one can say the next step will be sure or not with so many clamorous variables. Wrong or right is presented and the masks we wear bear out in honesty or not, loving or despising, maturely adjusting or remaining desperately insecure. Strength is only found, by all hearts, in extending trust to our timeless one Almighty God. ... They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. ~ Isaiah 40:31 Eagles have always expressed power of flight with sharp wisdom in all situations. In each step, we need more than less, as time ramps her avalanche upon our lives, vision is what clears the way. ... to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? ~ Micah 6:8 Simple truths remain whole for all the children of the earth, no matter where or who. Honesty, compassion, soft respectful hearts define the noble. This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. ... ~ 2nd John 1:6 Disposable relationships and the human garbage disposal system lends to cold bitter shallow hearts. Shelter is found in our commitments, not just to God in our loneliness, but joining with others, even just one, with permanence beyond measure. Love has no boundary with the depth of forever. Without love no well can be seen. Love is commitment to a cause. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. ~ Ephesians 2:10 Good works are so often dismissed by the callous. To achieve sure satisfied hearts, it only occurs when the best we offer is in everything we do. Quiet sleep comes to those who hold no regrets after giving it all. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, ... ~ Ephesians 5:2 Christ showed us the road to paradise in giving all for the benefit of all. That ‘I’ inside each of us, the 'ID' must learn to give if love is to be had in its’ fullest glory. ... Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding what is acceptable to the Lord. ~ Ephesians 5:8-10 Hearts in His light bring forth true dedication   Spirit fruit:                           ● In all goodness                             ● Righteousness                           ● Truth                           ● Finding what                              is acceptable                              to the Lord That epiphany that turns a heart from darkness to the light comes when one believes upon hearing the word. Seeking God is an unending task that shines unto eternity. ... walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. ~ Ephesians 5:14-16 Awareness rests on smiles found on deepening understandings. Jewels of knowledge that cannot be stolen possess treasure immeasurable in extent. Walk with wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. ~ Colossians 4:5 Time is the friend of no man. Timelessness is the offering of God. ... If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. ~ Galatians 5:24-25 In the challenges of living where there is decay, to find what remains fresh, without disguise, it is rendered by the sincerity of His eternal truth. Tides come and go but His wave rests on the calm. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. ~ 1st John 2:6 Hypocrites, as lawyers, are more a penny a dozen. Victory is found in integrity without excuse. Just as Jesus walked with honesty, compassion, and respect for lives of others, so too should we. For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: ... ~ 1st Peter 2:21 As unpleasant as it is, good rises from the depths of our sufferings, when dealt in our cares for one another. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. ... ~ 1st John 1:6-7 The sacrifice of Christ delivers us from ourselves when we join Him and His walk to heaven.` As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, ... ~ Colossians 2:6-8 Believing trusting thankful hearts can be innocently deceived by all the regretful countless schemers that swirl in the shark tank called earth. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. ~ Romans 13:13 Love of God lessens the tortures of living   Not in:               ● revelry - partying               ● drunkenness               ● lewdness - filthiness                 ● lust               ● strife - fighting               ● envy One feels light in love when accountabilities height is rendered to God. Submission is sacrifice well pleasing in His sight. ... Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern. ... ~ Philippians 3:16-18 Experience from personal examinations, as well as those fortunate enough to witness guiding mentors, lift us closer to being and becoming the mentor we seek. Faithful help comes by those who have also been helped. Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." ~ John 8:12 Jesus is the starting and finish line. ... just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. ~ Romans 6:4 To open the eternal door one must follow what He has given to know. For we walk by faith, not by sight. ~ 2nd Corinthians 5:7 Our faith is found in every sure heart knowing our Father’s intent to redeem all souls in His womb of love. To try is to hope for better togetherness in love  ● Blessed when we walk godly, not with sinners  ● As we all walk to deaths gate, He holds us  ● To honestly love and walk humbly pleases God  ● To truly love God one walks uprightly in His will  ● He created goodness to walk in all over His creation    ● Walking in His light seeks what is acceptable to Him  ● Reflectively walk learning while building wisdom  ● To walk in the Spirit is to put off the flesh  ● Christ is our example in what He endured  ● Walking in His light gains fellowship with others  ● Walk in principles of Christ over traditions of men  ● In Him we should walk in the newness of life  ● For we walk by faith, not by sight To walk in His light lifts us to His love. Darkness knows itself by the light it has not.