February 12, 2023: Walk Worthy Of The Lord

"so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;" (Colossians 1:10, ESV) (30 words)

Years ago, a friend told me, "Everything about you communicates. Your words, your actions, your expressions all say something." He was helping me to see that in leadership, we have to be aware at all times of the messages we are sending. It is not just our words that speak. It is also our actions and expressions.

Paul, writing to the church in Colossae, was encouraging them "to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord." The word 'walk' is a word that speaks of movement that expresses life, in our case, the life of Christ. It is not just going for a walk. Manner is a word that means habit or custom. Worthy means to have great merit and worth, to be admirable. What Paul is challenging us to do is to remember that Jesus is Lord. The measure that I am aware of the presence of the Lord affects the measure of holiness and obedience I walk in.

Let everything about us communicate the great worth of being in Christ. Let everything about us look like, sound like, and act like Jesus, Son of God. Modesty is in vogue in the Kingdom. Wholesome talk is always the Kingdom way. Love is the culture of the Kingdom. Everything about you communicates. Are you walking in a manner worthy of the Lord?