Walking worthy

We were meeting with Mr. York on campus yesterday and I believe all got some comfort an encouragement. We kindof shared how we struggle with scheduling, how to spend quality time with the Lord while still being faithful to our studies (and our families… and our friends… and maybe work…).

Anywho, he told us one thing that was a comfort to him when he was working through these same things in college was just the idea of walking with the Lord. The fact that, yes, we do need to spend concentrated times of worship every day – be in prayer or in the Word, even if it’s really short, but there’s something more too. Mr. York called it ‘practicing the presence of the Lord’ even while we’re just doing the daily activities of life. Christ is the center of our lives whether we’re reading our Bible, or studying for anatomy, or spending time with a friend (or hey, even making our bed in the morning). He hears us, loves us, and cares for us even when we’re not talking directly to Him, so we can treasure up a sense of His presence really at every waking moment (if you think about it) because that’s when He’s with us.

Well the reason all that came into my head at 6:30 this morning was because of a meditation out of Piper’s Taste and See: Savoring the supremacy of God in all of Life that I was reading. One quote seemed to ring a bell with what Mr. York was saying. Piper was talking about the phrase “worthy of” in the New Testament, and he quoted a couple of verses:

“Walk worthy of the Lord, to please Him” (Col 1:10 emphasis added). and then

“Without faith it is impossible to please him” (Heb 11:16)

Then he adds:

So think this way. Not: I must have faith and love so as to be worth God’s favor; But rather: God’s favor is free and it is infinitely worth trusting. Walking worthy of that favor means walking by faith because faith is the one thing that agrees with (and fits) our bankruptcy and God’s infinite “worth.” Looking to God’s infinite worth for our help and satisfaction is “walking worthy of God.”

Set your minds on this greatness. Savor the incomparable trustworthiness of God’s promises. Ponder what acts will fit with this. And then rise up and be doing – “worthily of the Lord.”