6.14.8 "Learn How to Walk"

"Learn How to Walk"

I Kings 12:20 - 13:34
Acts 9:26-43
Psalm 132:1-18
Proverbs 17:6

As we read in Acts, it's been quite an interesting birth of the Christian church. We've seen growth, and then we've seen persecution. The stoning of Stephen brought new growth to the church. It preceded the conversion of Paul. In today's reading we find that Paul is beginning his teaching and preaching. He begins to experience some of the same persecution that he had done to other people.

In spite of the persecution Acts 9:31 says, "...the church had peace throughout... and grew in strength and numbers. The believers learned how to walk in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit."

Growing in Christ is a constant process. No matter where we are in our Christian "maturity" we must be learning to walk in the fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

Sometimes we can develop the misconception that being a Christian for a long time makes us mature. The truth is all that makes us is older, not necessarily more mature. Maturing in Christ is an intentional act. Each day of my life I must LEARN to walk in the fear of the Lord. To learn this, I must commit to the process.

This is what discipleship is all about. Who is discipling you? Who are you discipling? It's really easy to look at those questions and think, "yeah, that's a good idea..." Or, we may be thinking in terms of "There's no way I have time for that". We miss the fact that this is what Empowered Through Biblical Training is all about! You can't progress in Christian maturity without being involved in discipleship. You can't live the DREAM with out the "E".

The mission statement of our church says, "Reaching our world for Christ as we lead individuals to discover and become who God has created them to be." I think we all are on board with the idea of "Reaching our world for Christ" We know that God has told us to do. We even like the idea of "discover and become", but when it comes to how we live our lives, we to often separate that from reality. We hesitate to put this into action.

We must be people who are involved in Discipling relationships teaching and encouraging each other to walk in the fear of the Lord & in the comfort of the Holy Spirit. This requires the humility to place yourself under the leadership of a mentor, and it requires the courage to help redirect another believer who needs correction, encouragement or instruction. We build this up in our mind to be some huge obstacle. It doesn't have to be. This shouldn't just be something we do, it should be a part of who we are.

We must do this to Live the DREAM! Determine to day that you will commit to being a disciple, and making disciples. Learn how to walk in the fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Spirit.


Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!

P Greg


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