Jeremiah 7:23 But this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.
Much is said these days about the health benefits of walking with many counting their steps or some the miles we walk each day. The NHS website puts it this way; Walking is simple, free and one of the easiest ways to get more active, lose weight and become healthier. Sometimes overlooked as a form of exercise, walking briskly can help you build stamina, burn excess calories and make your heart healthier.”
Through the prophet Jeremiah we hear the voice of God guiding the his people to ‘Walk in all the ways that I command you that it may go well with you.’
A young boy once came up to a missionary and said, “I love you and I want you to have this.” He pulled from a straw basket the most beautiful shell the missionary had ever seen. As she admired its beauty, she recognised it as a special shell only found on the far side of the island, a half day’s walk from the village. When she asked the boy about this, he smiled and said, “Long walk part of gift.” Crucial to everything we believe as Christians is this truth... that God loved the world so much that he made that long walk to come from where He is to where we are. When it was impossible for us to reach out to Him, He reached out to us.
That’s why Jeremiah voices God’s word to us - Obey me, and I will be your God and you shall be my people.
Loving Lord, sometimes it is the highway of immediate pleasure, sometimes the by-way of devious plotting, sometimes the shadowy lane of resentment or depression. I want to walk in the path of faithful love. Keep my feet from straying. Amen
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