“And you hath He quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world” (Ephesians 2:1,2).
Seven times the Apostle Paul speaks of the believer’s walk, in the book of Ephesians. This walk refers to how the Christian is to conduct himself before a holy God and a Godless world. It speaks of a course of life that one is following; a manner of living; a lifetime experience. How one walks (behaves himself) reflects on his entire Christian testimony.
- Our previous walk: “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air” (v.2). Our old walk is finished.
- Our present walk: “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10). Our manner of living should be filled with good works.
- Our privileged walk: “I . . . beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called” (4:1).
- Our humble walk: “Walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, having the understanding darkened” (4:17,18).
- Our Christ-like walk: “And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour” (5:2). The essence of love is self-sacrifice.
- Our changed walk: “For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light” (5:8).
- Our wise walk: “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise” (Ephesians 5:15). NPS
