OUR DAILY BREAD : A WALK IN THE PARK

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September 20
Thursday


A WALK
IN THE PARK

READ:
Ephesians 5:1-14
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Walk in love, as Christ
also has loved us.
__ Ephesians 5:2
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Our house in Boise, Idaho, backs up to a park with a walking track. You can see most of the path from our kitchen window, and because of that I've learned to recognize people by their walk.

There's a lawyer from down the street who's always in a hurry, an elderly man who trudges slowly by, a woman who strides with purposeful steps. Each has a characteristc gait.

The Bible instructs us: "Walk in love, as Christ also has loved us" (Eph. 5:2) and "Walk in wisdom" (Col. 4:5). I ask myself, "Does my walk reflect God's love and wisdom?" Am I "pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy"? (James 3:17), Do I have love, joy, and peace? Am I tranquil and strong? What do others see as I walk by?

George MacDonald said, "If you who set yourselves to [theorize about] Christianity had set yourselves instead to do the will of the Master, the one object for which the gospel was preached to you, how different would be the condition of that part of the world with which you come into contact." How different indeed!

Is your life making a difference in the lives around you? Do others see Jesus' in what you say and do? __ David Roper
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Help me to walk so close to Thee~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~That those who know me best can see~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I live as godly as I pray.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~And Christ is real from day to day. __ Ryberg~~~~~~~~
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For a Christlike walk, keep in step with Jesus.

**************Today's Bible Reading __ Ephesians 5:1-14***********

1 Therefore be imitators of
God as dear chldren. 2 And
walk in love, as Christ also
has loved us and given
Himself for us, an offering
and a sacrifice to God for a
sweet-smelling aroma.

3 But fornicatin and all
uncleanness or covetousness,
let it not even be named
among you, as is fitting for
saints; 4 neither filthiness, nor
foolish talking, nor coarse
jesting, which are not fitting,
but rather giving of thanks.

5 For this you know, that no
fornicator, unclean person,
nor covetous man, who is an
idolater, has any inheritance
in the kingdom of Christ and
God. 6 Let no one deceive
you with empty words, for
because of these things the
wrath of God comes upon
the sons of disobedience.

7 Therefore do not be
partakers with them.

8 For you were once
darkness, but now you are
light in the Lord. Walk as
children of light 9 (for the
fruit of the Spirit is in all
goodness, righteousness, and
truth), 10 finding out what is
acceptable to the Lord.

11 And have no fellowship
with the unfruitful works of
darkness, but rather expose
them. 12 But all things that
are exposed are made
manifest by the light, for
whatever makes manifest is
light. 14 Therefore He says:
"Awake, you who sleep,
arise from the dead, and
Christ will give you light."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The Greek word translated walk is peripateo. It meant "to walk
around." It also took on the connotation "to conduct the walk of
life." These usages were common both in the Septuagint (the Greek
translation of the Old Testament) and the New Testament. __HDF

Adapted from The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament