The one who says he resides in God ought himself to walk just as Jesus walked. 1 John 2.6
Do your actions send the same message as your words? There are many people who live by the phrase, “Do as I say, not as I do”. However, for the follower of Christ that is not an option.
In Matthew 23, in part, Jesus condemned the experts in the law and the Pharisees because they did not practice what they taught, verse 3. Jesus told his disciples that if anyone loved him, they would obey his word, John 14.23.
The same is true today. If we love God, we must obey his commandments. When we obey him, then God and Jesus come and take up residence with us in our lives.
It is not enough to say the right thing, we also have to do the right thing. We must imitate the behavior of Christ. “Walking” is a common idiom for one’s behavior or conduct in the New Testament. We ought to walk as Jesus walked.
What message are your actions sending?