Walking before God

“...the Lord appeared unto Abram and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.”

It is amazing to me that Abram continues to try and debate with God. All the plans, all these promises, reconfirmation of the covenants, Abram still doesn't like the way it is going. As God prepares to seal the covenant He appears to Abram once again and makes things clear to Abram.

There are some marvellous thoughts here. First, is the very fact that God appears to Abram. Think for a moment – the Almighty God Who created the universe appears to a weak, doubting, sin cursed man. Why does God appear to man? Simply because He loves us – it is only because He loves us.

What does God say to Abram? I am the Almighty God. We need to be be ALWAYS aware that we have an ALMIGHTY God – NOTHING in beyond His power. Nothing is outside of the realm of His ability. When it seems that we are overwhelmed by the the circumstances of the world remember that our God is the Almighty God.

Then God says, “Walk before me and be thou blameless” (NKJV rendering). As God's children every step we take is in front of Him. As we walk though today, let us be sure that we do so with a full awareness that we do so before His face. We may think that we are sneaking behind his back – but every step is before His eyes.

Finally – we are instructed to be “perfect” in the KJV. The Word here means mature, complete, and blameless. Of course, we are only fully blameless in Christ It is up to us, however to walk accordingly.

May we be fully aware to day that we walk before God's face and may we then walk in such a way that honours Him.