170416 PM Walking with God and Being Blameless

Walking with God & Being Blameless

It is an amazing thing that God calls us to do and be. Think of what He said to Abraham in
Gen. 17:1

When Abram was ninety-
nine years old the Lord
appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty;
walk before me, and be
blameless”.

God calls us to this charge in various ways throughout our lives; He shows us those who have gone before our time that were known as “blameless.”  How do we get there? What does this walk look like?

¨ Noah (Gen. 6:9)
– A man who stood out in an evil culture (Gen.6:8; Heb 11:7; Gen.6:22, 7:5)

¨ Job (Job 1:1, 8) –
Staying true to God through trials, difficulties and distractions (Job 19:25-26, 2:3; Heb. 4:12-13; 1 Thess.2:5,10)

¨ Daniel (Dan. 6:4-5) –
The ever-present example of standing firm in an hostile nation (Dan. 1:8, 6:10; Eph.4:1, 1:4)

¨ Enoch (Gen. 5:21-24) –
A short story that speaks volumes (James 1:4; Col.1:10; Eph.5:15; 1 Thess.2:12)

¨ Elijah (2 Kings 2:11-12) – Relentless standing for righteousness among God’s enemies (Phil.2:12-16; 1 Kings 17-18, 19:1-3, 14-18, 2 Kings 1)