OT Promise 71: Walk Among You

  1. Walk Among You

Leviticus 26:12 AndI will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

“To walk” in Biblical figurative language means “to live daily lives.” It means how we behave, how we think, and speak, and act. God promises to walk among us. He will live among us, be where we are, accompany us in our doings, be involved in our conversations, guide our thinking and decisions. In other words, God is Present among us. His glorious presence is not only in the tabernacle on the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant, but He is also present when we sit, lie down, stand up, walk around, play, work and interact with people.

“Practicing the Presence of God” is a highly beneficial exercise; it is something we may do any time and anywhere. It is simply being aware that God is with us and in us always. This awareness helps to prevent giving in to temptations to sin; we know that He is doing it with us, and saying and thinking, and He won’t do that, whatever sin is tempting us.. It is much more than asking, “What would Jesus do?” It is more like, “What has Jesus done, and what is He doing now?” It is more like Jesus and me in a mysterious union “walking.”

When He is walking among us, He promises to be our God, and He promises that we will be His people. When our God is walking among us He is there for our good and for blessing. Being holy, the Lord is also there as a threat, a warning, and a prevention. God is there both to threaten and promise, to warn and comfort, to dissuade and encourage. Both the negative and positive side of God’s Presence with us is a positive benefit and blessing for us, and He uses us to bless others in what we do for them and say to them. It is awesome to think about and act accordingly. It is overwhelming to realize that such great power, holiness, love and mercy are actually so close to us as to be walking among us. And it is a wonderful privilege to live as His people. We can’t do it, but He does it in us.