Walk in the Gospel

 

    The shoe of peace is part of the armor of God where you walk in the Gospel.  You live out your faith.  It is generic where everyone can do it, but personalized to give you purpose.  The Gospel is the truth that gives you righteousness.  It protects your walk in this world.  Obedience to God's Word is the kind of protection that provides peace in your heart and soul.

    You walk in the Gospel when you stand firm in your faith.  You know where the battle line is and you do not run away.  You stand to face it under the protection of your salvation.  You don't stand alone.  You have the Holy Spirit empowering you and you have fellow believers on the line with you.  Together you are strong and steadfast.  Together if you one looses their footing the others would help them from falling or still uphold an unbroken line of defense.

    Walking in the Gospel is about relationships.  First their is your salvation that establishes your relationship with God.  Next it is about your relationship with fellow Christians.  Lastly it is your relationship with the world that will attract to or repel them from from God.  You will never be victorious on your own.  Alone you are easy pickings for Satan.

    To walk in peace is to walk in the Gospel.  You walk in holy love and harmony with the church as a whole, not just a building of people.  Satan likes to tear those relationships up through anger, division, and other tensions.  Your battle for the church is the same as your battle for the family.  You have to learn how to forgive and communicate like Jesus to find healing and unity.  You do not have to like everyone to work with them, but you do have to love them as fellow children of God.

    Walking in the Gospel is not always easy.  Sometimes it takes hard work.  You will face an unfair world and have to accept it to find peace.  You will face cruelty, evil, and other things that are challenging to face.  Remember that you are not alone and God has you facing it for a purpose.  Live out compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, mercy, patience, acceptance, forgiveness, and love in perfect harmony.  Do your part and trust God to take care of the rest and then your will be complete.  

Psalm119:161-168, Isaiah 54:9-10, Luke 1:76-79, Ephesians 2:14-16, 3:10-19, 4:1-16, 6:13-15, Philippians 4:6-7, & Colossians 3:12-15