“Do not my words
do good to him that walks uprightly Micah 2:7. But surely it is a dangerous
walk when there is no word from God to guide our way.
To those of you
whose diligent inquiry has shown sincerity from a pure heart, I counsel you to
gird the belt of truth close and walk in the daily practice of uprightness. You
are not ever dressed in the morning until this girdle has been put on, for the
proverb is true which says, "Un-girded, and unblessed."
God's promises,
like a box of precious ointment, are collected to be broken over the head of
the sincere man; "Do not my words do good to him that walks
uprightly?" Micah 2:7. But surely it is a dangerous walk when there is no
word from God to guide our way. It is a foolish man who dares go on when God's
Word lies across his path. Where the Word does not bless, it curses; where it
does not promise, it threatens. But God's approval keeps an upright soul safe.
The sincere
Christian is like a traveler going about his business from sunrise to sunset;
if harm tries to touch him God Himself will take care of it. The promise is on
the saint's side, and by pleading it he may recover his loss at God's expense,
for the Father stands bound to keep him protected. With this assurance in mind,
let us look at several ways to walk in the exercise of sincerity.
What Luther said
is most true: all the commandments are wrapped up in the first one. He pointed
out that every sin is contempt of God; and so if we break any commandment we
have broken the first. "We think amiss of God before we do wrong against
God." Therefor the Father commended a sovereign word to Abraham to
preserve his sincerity: "Walk before me, and be perfect" Genesis
17:1.
Uprightness before
God kept Moses' girdle close to his loins. He was neither bribed by the
treasures of Egypt nor browbeaten out of his sincerity by the anger of such a
powerful ruler, "for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible" Hebrews
11:27. He could see One greater than Pharaoh and this vision showed him the
right path.”
Quoted material from, ”The Christian in Complete
Armour Daily Readings in Spiritual Warfare” by Gurnall and James S Bell.
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