DailyRhema

Daily Rhema is a teaching ministry for Christians, centered on the finished work of Christ. It posts inspiring teachings and testimonies on weekdays. These short and systematic messages are suitable for personal devotion or Bible Study.

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

15.11 WALK – Walk comes after Sit

We have explained extensively what it means to sit. Today, we will move on to explain what it means to “walk” as a Christian.

Walking in Christ comes as a result of sitting in Christ. If we take away sitting in Christ, then we will be “walking in the flesh” or “self-effort”. For example, if you believe that your healing is dependent on your effort to confess your healing, or how faithful you are to God; it is walking in the flesh. But if you believe that your healing is because Jesus bore your sickness on the cross, then you can walk in your true healing in Christ.

Or if you serve because you are trying to earn your blessings, you are probably walking in the flesh. But if you serve because God has given you a calling, and empowered you with His Spirit, then you can walk in Christ.

Let us show you how Paul launched into the work “WALK” immediately after establishing the fact that we are “SEATED” in the heavenly places in Christ.

(Eph 2:6-10)
6 and raised us up together, and made us SIT together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through FAITH, and that NOT OF YOURSELVES; it is the gift of God, 9 NOT OF WORKS, lest anyone should boast. 10 For WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP, created in Christ Jesus FOR GOOD WORKS, which GOD PREPARED beforehand that we should WALK in them.


Take note that Paul talks about two types of works. The first kind of work is of ourselves (the flesh). Salvation is “NOT OF YOURSELVES” & “NOT OF WORKS”. This kind of works is “WORKS OF THE LAW” which is performed through self-effort. The next kind of works is a fruit – called “WORKS OF FAITH”, which is based on RESTING or SITTING in Christ.

When a person starts to WALK after SITTING, the approach is very different. There is a rest and dependency on God. Instead of focusing on his own WORKS, he focuses on the fact that he is God’s WORKmanship. He focuses on the fact that he is created in CHRIST JESUS. Even the good works were PREPARED BY GOD beforehand for us to walk in.

I pray that we will all discover the joy of WALKING in Christ in the New Covenant because it is empowering and exciting. It is very different from the burden of walking under the yoke of bondage of the law.