Walk As Jesus Did

Walk as Jesus Did
From: Today God Is First by Os Hillman
February 14, 2018

"This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did," (1 John 2:6).

I have always found the above verse very intimidating. It says that if we are truly living in Christ, we must walk as Jesus did.

How did Jesus walk?

He healed the sick.
He perceived the needs and situations of others supernaturally. He spoke boldly into the lives of the unsaved.
He met the needs of people by leading them to the Kingdom of God.

Jesus says we must walk as He did, so, I can only conclude from this verse that if we are each called to live this way, He will also equip us to live this way.

How did Jesus walk?

He walked on earth as a human being, not as God, yet He was God.

His miracles were done as a human being who tapped into the power of His Heavenly Father. This is why he can exhort us to live like He did not as deity, but as a human being who could appropriate all the Father had for him. This is what He means when He says "live as He lived." We are to exercise obedience and faith just as He did.

I believe we live in a day that requires more than proclamation evangelism to break through against the forces aligned against the purposes of the God we serve.

We live and work in a skeptical society. It takes more than reasoning to see unbelievers come to Christ. People today are accustomed to seeing past phonies, so, it will require the genuine love and power of Christ to be manifested through believers to break through to an unbelieving co-worker, a power-driven executive, a foul-mouthed customer, a worldly-oriented neighbor or a fun-driven classmate.

Jesus modeled a way of reaching the lost. He did not use reasoning to convince a person to follow him. He often operated in the supernatural revelation about a need in that person's life. Such was the case of the Samaritan woman. This encounter not only led to a woman placing her faith in the Messiah, but it led to the transformation of a city.

Next time you have an encounter with an unsaved individual, ask the Lord to help you to minister His truth to them at the point of their need.