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Morning and Evening

November 9, Morning

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"So walk ye in Him." — Colossians 2:6 · KJV

If we have received Christ Himself in our inmost hearts, our new life will show its intimate acquaintance with Him by a walk of faith in Him. Walking implies action. Our religion is not to be confined to our closet; we must carry into practical effect what we believe. If a man walks in Christ, then he acts as Christ would act; for Christ being in him — his hope, his love, his joy, his life — he is the reflection of the image of Jesus, and men say of him, "He is like his Master; he lives like Jesus Christ." Walking signifies progress. "So walk ye in Him": go on from grace to grace, running forward until you reach the utmost degree of knowledge a man can attain about our Beloved. Walking implies continuance. There must be a perpetual abiding in Christ. How many Christians think that morning and evening they ought to come into the company of Jesus, and may then give their hearts to the world all day long! But this is poor living; we should always be with Him, treading in His steps and doing His will. Walking also implies habit. When we speak of a man's walk and conversation, we mean his habits, the constant tenor of his life. Now, if we sometimes enjoy Christ and then forget Him, sometimes call Him ours and soon lose our hold, that is not a habit; we do not walk in Him. We must keep to Him, cling to Him, never let Him go, but live and have our being in Him. "As ye have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him": persevere in the same way you began; and, as at first Christ Jesus was the trust of your faith, the source of your life, the principle of your action, and the joy of your spirit, so let Him be the same to life's end — the same when you walk through the valley of the shadow of death, and enter into the joy and rest that remain for the people of God. O Holy Spirit, enable us to obey this heavenly precept.