Topic: Walking With God
Text: Luke 15:11-19

God regards the faviourites very highly. They are so highly rated that He expects them to live up to His expectations. However, God is disappointed when the behaviour of such highly rated people leaves much to be desired. Therefore, If God favours you; you must live up to His standards. Once you become God’s favourite, you must make perfection your watchword. The moment you become his favourite, He will not tolerate nonsense from you.

Those of us willing to reach our goals must be willing to fast, pray and study the word of God. We must be willing to live holy and be in absolute obedience to God. Also, if, after counting the cost, you make your mind to align yourself with God, you must make the effort to walk before Him in spotless purity. Many who wish for things to be well with them never really make the effort to walk with the Lord.

In our text, the prodigal son made the effort to return home when he started suffering. He saw from his mind’s eyes the servants in his father’s house eating, drinking and having a nice time generally. He knew the shame involved in returning home but that was all that mattered to him; so, having decided, he arose (Luke 15:20) and then took a step, which is the next logical thing for anyone who has decided to reach a goal. You don’t need to take a million steps at once, no.

Reaching your goal or walking with God is a step-by-step affair. The Bible says: “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” (Hebrews 12:1). Be patient in your walk with God. You may not get to your destination in just one day. Slow and steady, they say, wins the race.

Memory Verse: I Peter 2:21 - “For even hereunto were ye called because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps.”