Walk Before Me

“I am God Almighty; walk before Me, and be blameless” (Genesis 17:1).  Thomas Manton discerned the fundamental importance of what is taught in this verse, “In those few words which God spoke to Abraham, all godliness is comprehended.”  The Christian is to live every moment in the knowledge that God’s eye is always upon him, and in the confidence that He is sufficient to meet his every need.  Living always with an awareness God’s presence has profound effects on all our thoughts and actions.  What God is telling us in this command to Abraham is that the heart attitude needed to be godly comes with the realization that God is always with us.  This is true, whether we believe it or not.  But the impact of believing that we live every moment in God’s presence will not be hidden.  Manton emphasized that walking in the sight of God implies at least two things: seeing Him as the one who directs our lives by His sovereign providence, and acknowledging Him as the judge who will have the final say on our eternal destiny.