January 13, 2025 7:00 pm
For years, fitness experts have stressed the importance of running for cardiovascular health. But recent scientific studies have demonstrated that daily walking also has a range of health benefits. According to the US National Institute of Health, “Adults who took 8,000 or more steps a day had a reduced risk of death over the following decade than those who walked only 4,000 steps a day.” Walking is good for us.
Throughout the story of the Bible, walking is used as a metaphor for communing with God. In Genesis 3 we’re told how God walked with Adam and Eve “in the cool of the day” (v. 8). Genesis 5 shares the story of Enoch, who “walked faithfully with God 300 years” (v. 22). Enoch’s regular time spent with his Creator led him to be taken directly to be with God. In Genesis 17, God invited Abram to “walk before” Him as He renewed His covenant with him (v. 1). And Jacob, near the end of his life, described God as his shepherd and spoke of his ancestors who had “walked faithfully” (48:15). In the New Testament, Paul instructed us to “walk by the Spirit” (Galatians 5:16).
Like Enoch and the patriarchs in Genesis, we can walk with God daily. We do so by surrendering our lives to Jesus and being guided by the Holy Spirit. That’s the path to true health.
How’s your walk?
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Enoch walked faithfully with God. Genesis 5 verse 24.
Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread. Walking with God was written by Matt Lucas and read by Wes Ward. Genesis chapter 5 verses 21 through 24. When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. All together, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. Enoch walked faithfully with God.
Then he was no more because God took him away. Walking with God, written by Matt Lucas. For years, fitness experts have stressed the importance of running for cardiovascular health. But recent scientific studies have demonstrated that daily walking also has a range of health benefits. According to the U.S. National Institute of Health, adults who took 8,000 or more steps a day had a reduced risk of death over the following decade than those who walked only 4,000 steps a day.
Walking is good for us. Throughout the story of the Bible, walking is used as a metaphor for communing with God. In Genesis 3, we're told how God walked with Adam and Eve in the cool of the day. Genesis 5 shares the story of Enoch who walked faithfully with God 300 years. One day, Enoch's regular time spent with his creator led to him being taken directly to be with God. In Genesis 17, God invited Abram to walk before him as he renewed his covenant with him. And Jacob, near the end of his life, described God as his shepherd and spoke of his ancestors who had walked faithfully. In the New Testament, Paul instructed us to walk by the Spirit. Like Enoch and the patriarchs in Genesis, we can walk with God daily. We do so by surrendering our lives to Jesus and being guided by the Holy Spirit.
That's the path to true health. How's your walk? Let's pray. Father, would you help us to walk with you daily, surrendering our lives to Jesus and following the guidance of your Spirit? May our steps be faithful and our hearts open to the path of true peace and health that comes from living in your presence. Thank you, Lord, and it's in Jesus' name that we pray and walk. Amen. As you go about your day, reflect on these questions. How would you describe walking with God? Today, as you reflect on scripture, how will you follow and obey it?
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