FAITH CAPSULE: To walk close to God is to walk before Him.

Proverbs 4:20-21, Ezekiel 3:1-11

When man walks far from the word man will become far from God. To walk far from God is to be close to falling. It does not matter who you are or the kind of title you answer, walking far from God is the avenue to fall away and fail. The word of God is God. Going far from the word by not spending time studying the word on a regular basis is the way not to acknowledge God for what He did. Whenever man does not acknowledge God for what He has done there will be no heart of thanksgiving. Truly, it is the ones who know to think that will know to give thanks. Acknowledging God for what he has done will provoke one to give a hearty thanks to God.

Walk close to His word and not go far from Him.
God spoke through Jeremiah to the children of Israel, “What injustice have your fathers found in Me, that they have gone far from Me, Have followed idols, And have become idolaters? Neither did they say, ‘Where is the LORD, Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, through a land of drought and the shadow of death, through a land that no one crossed and where no one dwelt?’”  (Jeremiah 2:4-6) It is important to constantly meditate and know it that God is a jealous God. Giving Him continuous attention by identifying Him as He who saw you through in the past and acknowledging Him for the present is important. At the time He was speaking through Jeremiah, the children of Israel had failed to do what is right by not identifying Him for the past and not acknowledging Him for the present.

When we walk close to His word there is not going to be a place for rebellious act to God. God wants us to hear and receive His word to heart. God said to Ezekiel, “Son of man, receive into your heart all My words that I speak to you, and hear with your ears.” (Ezekiel 3:10) Evidently, the word of God is directed to go to the heart of man whose ear is open to the word. The point here is, give attention to the word of God by allowing your ear to give preference to the word of God. With attention in place for the word to enter, seeing in the word to gain direction shall become man’s portion. Find time to attend and listen to the word; gain understanding and begin to see direction to walk close to God. To walk close to God is to walk before Him.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to begin to hear and see in His word of direction.