the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Our Daily Homily - Volume 2
Isaiah 2:5—O House of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.
To what a walk are we called! In newness of life: "Like as Christ was raised from the dead to the glory of the Father." In Christ: "As ye have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him." Like Christ: "He that saith he abideth in Him, ought so to walk even as He walked." By and after the Spirit: "Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh." Worthy of God and well pleasing to Him: "Walk worthy of the Lord unto all well-pleasing, being fruitful." In heavenly love, and light, and faith: "Walk in love"; "Walk in the light, as He is in the light"; "Walk by faith, not by sight."
This invitation is primarily addressed to the house of Jacob. Sometimes the elect people are spoken of as Israel; but when Jacob is used, they are reminded of the vein of duplicity and chicanery which lies imbedded in their nature. Such people need specially to "walk in the light of the Lord" until the brooding darkness of their nature is dispelled. You will never succeed in ridding yourself of the self-life, with. its jealousies and impurities, until you have learned to walk in the light of the Lord. Nothing is so hostile to disease and corruption as light and air; believe me, the one way by which we can become sound and strong is to abide in Christ, that He may abide in us.
Walk involves steps. We cannot enjoy the presence of God as a whole unless it governs and illumines every step. We must be perpetually looking into our Fathers face and asking where to place the next step. We must have fellowship with Him in all things; then we, who have been darkness, will be light in the Lord, and as we walk in the light we shall become children of light.
