Walking in Agreement

UV 1424/10,000 Walking in Agreement
Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
Amos 3 v 3
Man was created as the crown or the most complex of all creation and all creatures by God. Yet, ironically, what works best and consistently for us is what is simple, uncomplicated, spiritual, holistic and practical. This simple uni-verse is one such fundamental rule of life. The word “ walk” is a metaphor for living in fellowship for when we walk with another person, we spend time talking, sharing, laughing, communicating and enjoying each other’s company. Unless, God and man agree to walk together, can our lives be either joyful, blessed or fruitful? We need to spend time talking, sharing, laughing, communicating, consulting and enjoying the unseen but real company of the Lord. Walking together is not so much syncing our steps as in a military march past but walking in the same direction. We need to walk in the direction of our eternal destiny that God has already indicated in the words of Jesus, “ I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.” There will be moments of doubt, anguish, disappointment, pain but through it all when we walk with the Lord faithfully without turning to the left or to the right, we will not loose the way, obscure the truth and we will be able to live the life- abundant and eternal. The Lord who walks with us or who accompanies us as Immanuel and Ebenezer will bless us in both the qualitative and the quantitative aspects of life.

The uni-verse is also a guideline for our human partnerships. Our lives with our life partners are also based on this simple principle. Our marriages are blessed when we submit our egos to each other and learn to walk in harmony. It is the Lord who enables two individuals from disparate backgrounds to blend together. It does not mean that either partner needs to suppress his or her own personality and individual goals. They need to commit to develop each other to the fullest. It does not mean that there will be no disagreement on some issues or ideas between the husband and wife but that even when they disagree, they do it with such respect, politeness, sensitivity and love that it does not even seem to be a disagreement. There should be harmony on the priority areas. The two should agree to live their lives together on the basis of the injunctions and principles of scripture.

It is written of Enoch that he walked so close with God that he was translated into heaven without tasting death. Noah also walked with God for he was perfect and just in his generation. The metaphor used is “walking” and not running to indicate that our spiritual lives have a slower pace, a rhythm and cadence of its own. There are times of course where the pace increases and we run for a while. Each of us has an unique gait, pace and style of walking. While on police training, the instructor said, “Walk on heels, run on toes.” Every time we walk, each step would crush under the heel of Jesus some vile plan of the enemy. We need to be patient and hopeful and not be “adrenalin junkies” expecting excitement and wonders all the time. We should know that as we walk with the Lord if the cloud of His presence is upon us and ahead of us, the rain of His blessings and anointing cannot be far behind. Our desires, thoughts and words are ways of agreeing either with satan or with the Lord. When we hear a promise, a blessing or a prayer, when we say “ Amen” we are agreeing with the Lord. In the book of Revelation, Jesus is called “Lord Amen” implying that He agrees with us when we pray and causes that which we pray for to happen and the will of God to prevail.

Prateep V Philip