“Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD!”
—Psalm 119:1
TO WALK IN the Law of the Lord means that God’s Word directs your steps and informs all your decisions. It means your practice is to deal with every situation in life according to the Word of God. The person who walks according to the Law of the Lord continually asks this question, “What does the Word of God say about this situation?” No believer does this perfectly consistent because of remaining indwelling sin, and that’s why we have days of sorrow, struggle, and strife. But we know, as our text teaches, that if we are going to be joyful it’s only going to happen as we walk in obedience to God’s Word. Think of the times you disobeyed and how your soul grieved as a result of your disobedience.
OUR DESIRE AS believers is to live according to God’s Word, but our walk is not yet perfect. The point is, if you call yourself a Christian then you must have the desire to walk consistently in accordance with God’s Word, and if you do it will be manifest in your life. If you would be one who is undefiled in the way then you must be one who keeps God’s testimonies, not to be saved but because you are one of the saved. And if you keep or obey His testimonies then it will be demonstrated by your lifestyle. You will be a forgiving person who strives to put off grudges because you are one forgiven by God through Christ; you will avoid adultery by being faithful to your spouse; you will labor with your own hands to avoid being a thief; you will speak the truth in order to avoid being a liar; and you will strive to conform all your thoughts, words, and actions to the Word of God. Does this describe you? Not in perfection, but in direction? Pray that God fills you increasingly with His Spirit and Word so that you might walk in His ways and thereby live as a thankful, joyful, obedient believer thus bringing honor, praise, and glory to Jesus, the Lover and Savior of your soul. 1 John 2:6, “He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.”
Tuesday Encouragement: January 13, 2026
In Christ,
Pastor S. Henry
