Walk Faithfully

 DEVOTION

1^ST KINGS

WALK FAITHFULLY

1 Kings 2:2-4

2 "I am about to go the way of all the earth," he said. "So be strong, show yourself a man, 3 and observe what the LORD your God requires: Walk in his ways, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and requirements, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go, 4 and that the LORD may keep his promise to me: 'If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.'

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We already consider walking in the way of the Lord, being strong, as a mature believer, and observing what the Lord our God requires. But we did not ponder on the promise that if we are strong, living with courageous endurance and showing ourselves to be a mature follower of Jesus, that we will prosper in all we do and wherever we go. Those words are from that first Psalm that David wrote about if we do not take any counsel from the ungodly, or walk in their ways, or sit in the seat of mockers, perhaps meaning that we should not give God lip service only, but if we mediate on his word day and night, we will be like a tree planted by the stream of water, living water, added for clarification, we will prosper in whatever we do. God does not want us to fail, but to succeed. He does not want to bring harm upon us, but desires to bless us, to make us prosper, to grow spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically. He has plans for our good, our benefit, so that we are his great witnesses, showing the world, reflecting his glory in ever-increasing glory. What kind of earthly father would want any of his children to suffer or experience failure? Our heavenly Father sent Jesus to suffer for us, so that we do not need to suffer the penalty of death, but also so that we can have life and life abundantly. Eternal life is indeed an abundance, but when we live in and with the peace of Jesus in our hearts, we will be prospering beyond measure. Even when we are faced with some adversity, Jesus is always there showing the way to walk through it. There is that one caveat regarding that “if” we walk faithfully before the Lord, with all our heart and soul. David meant that Solomon would never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel, but that also applies to us, as far as we will always have Jesus on the throne of our lives. It would make sense that because we put Jesus on the throne of our lives, we would walk faithfully before him, with all our hearts and souls. We cannot share that throne, or put ourselves on the throne, but we must watch how we live and walk faithfully.