Walking
Where Jesus Walks
By
Tony Butler
“I am
crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me:
and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of
God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.” Gal. 2:20
We
have all heard the term, “Walking with the Lord”. As I was pondering the idea
of actually walking with Jesus, certain questions came to my mind. If I was
with Him where would our walks lead? What kind of experiences would we have
together along the way? Some of the immediate things that came to mind was the
beauty we would see together in the countryside, and all the opportunities I
would have to hear Him speak. I could see us walking into a city and the people
come out to hear Jesus and desiring to be healed by Him. I could hear their
declarations of blessing and adoration as they were struck with awe of His
power and wisdom. As a matter of fact, most of what I imagined in my walk with
Him was positive, and bent more towards my own needs.
Then
I began to think more deeply about where walking with Jesus takes a person. I
realized that those that walked with Jesus walked through places like the
wilderness to
As
one walks with Jesus, he will no doubt walk through all the above places and
more. The most important aspect of walking with Jesus is the destination of the
cross. Many just want to walk with Him as He meets cheering crowds and does
wonderful healings, but few will walk all the way to the cross with Him. After
all, who wants to walk toward pain, sacrifice, and suffering. Yet we know
through His suffering came the greatest blessing to all humanity. Most people
on earth are here to survive, but Jesus came to earth to die. To walk with Him
will lead one to the death of himself,
but in turn actually brings life and blessing.
“For though He was crucified through weakness, yet He lives by
the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by
the power of God toward you.” II Cor. 13:4
The
apostle Paul knew this well, as one who had died to the cross of self in order
to find true life. He experienced the cross of spiritual crucifixion by walking
with Jesus, and he discovered the new life and power that comes to the
crucified One.
How
far are you willing to walk with Jesus? Would you walk to the cross with Him?
To walk with Jesus ultimately is a walk of death that leads to new life. Most
people want only to walk with Jesus to those places of comfort, beauty, and the
circumstances that promote the exalting of self. Note the words of Jesus,
Himself, and think about it deeply. God bless you as you meditate on these
truths.