The Worthy Life

UV 807/10,000 The Worthy Life That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God Colossians 1 v 10 This uni-verse defines the quality of our walk with the Lord. The faith life is not described as lonely but as a walk with the Lord. Every day is a step in that walk. Every step should be pleasing to the Lord. We must walk close to the Lord like Enoch so that the shadow of His presence always covers us. We need to increase in our knowledge of the character of God and learn to walk in His footprints. We should aim to imitate Jesus in our walk on Earth. We must demonstrate His love, His peace, His gentleness, His humility and wisdom in both our words and actions. “ Being fruitful” is not so much about “doing” many activities for the Lord but our attitudes should reflect the love of God to people around us. While good works do not save or justify us, they are an evidence of our desire to please the Lord and a natural outflow of our faith and knowledge of the character of God. The types of good work that we can do is not prescribed for it is left to do spontaneously what falls in our way every day as we walk with the Lord. A man of God in an interesting revelation of heaven found that while only faith in the risen Saviour gets us a place in heaven, it is our good deeds here on earth that provides angels materials to build our homes in heaven. It is our choice whether we want to build with hay and stubble or with gold and precious stones. Walking worthy of the Lord implies that we need to make ourselves accountable to the Lord for the way we are living our lives. Our testimonies should bring a feeling of joy in the heart of the Lord. It is written in scripture that when we please the Lord even our enemies will turn out to be in our favour. Prateep V Philip