God Promises to Walk with You

Psalms 48:1, 12-14 Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain…12 Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers, 13 consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation. 14 For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.
 
HAVE you ever taken a “God Walk”? One way to do this is to walk to observe God’s creation. There are many places to walk and enjoy beautiful scenery. A God Walk at night may show you countless stars and numerous planets to his glory. Even as you walk along common pathways, you can observe God’s role in the people and places around you.
   Reading this Sons of Korah psalm, you can take a God Walk around Jerusalem, the city of our God, his holy mountain. On your walk you will see the city’s strength as compared with the local mountain ranges. Jerusalem’s high walls created a mighty fortress set on a mountain. Even kings with many armies found defeat at Jerusalem’s gates.
   Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers, consider well her ramparts and view her citadels. Such a glorious sight would teach you of God’s strength. You would tell your children that the God who dwelled there is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. A walk in the temple would reveal people praising God, meditating on his Word and trusting God’s right hand of righteousness. This is a glorious view of God’s holy city.
   Do you know Jesus commands you to take a God Walk with him? Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” (Mark 8:34) Following requires purposeful walking in Jesus’ footsteps. When you walk with Jesus, you must look upon his strength. Consider the towers of his truth. View the ramparts of his justice. See his citadels of love, joy and peace stand tall against the world’s armed forces. Know his strength to forgive. Submit to his authority. Believe he guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. (Psalms 25:9)
   Jesus’ disciples were walking with Jesus one day just before the cross: As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!” They were excited to see the city’s physical strength. But then Jesus said, “Do you see all these great buildings? Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” (Mark 13:1-2)
   The Jews had stopped walking with God. They had rejected Jesus’ dramatic call to walk with him in strength and purpose for the kingdom of God. Because the Jews rejected the Son of God, Jesus prophesied Jerusalem’s walls, citadels and towers would be destroyed. Forty years later, Rome completely demolished the city and the temple. A city built for with material strength will not prevail when it is spiritually weak.
   God’s promise is sure. Walk with him, and he will make you like him: John 16:13a But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.
   Enjoy your God Walk.