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The Sacred Posture of Walking

“Shortly before dawn, Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake (Matthew 14:25)”

Jesus’ primary mode of transportation was walking. He, along with his disciples, traveled from city to city on foot. Occasionally, he rode a donkey as he did during his triumphant entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-7). John, an apostle of Jesus Christ, prophesied that one day he would be exalted as the King of kings and have the privilege of riding a horse (Revelation 6:2).

In the New Testament, many of Jesus’ disciples described their relationship with God as walking. Therefore, the epistles are full of scriptures about walking. In the letters, the apostle Paul wrote to the churches he founded with many references to walking. He wrote to the Church at Corinth and exhorted them to “walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7).” Paul also wrote to the Church at Ephesus and encouraged the members to “walk in love as Christ has also loved us (Ephesians 5:2).” In his epistle to the Church in Galatia, he empowered them to “walk in the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh (Galatians 5:16).” When John wrote his letter to the Elect Lady, he celebrated her and her church for walking in the truth (II John 1:4).

Walking suggests progress along the path to wholeness and advancement on the love journey. Walking in the truth means to live the Kingdom principles and to do the Spiritual Practices for the Development of the Soul as active acts of your life. No matter how small your movement may seem, celebrate it and use positive energy to keep moving forward.

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