Walk Like Jesus

There is a story about a father and son who traveled to a western town in search of an uncle whom neither had ever seen. As the boy and his father walked around town, the father spotted a man walking away from them and said, “Look, son, there goes my uncle.” The son looks at his father and replies, “How do you know that is your uncle? You have never seen him before.” The father looked down at his son and said, “I can tell that is my uncle because he walks like my father.” 

People are always looking at us to see how we walk. When I say they look at how we walk, I refer to how we live our lives. Are we walking like the Father, or are we walking like the world? We can teach and preach many lessons just by how we walk as Christians. My encouragement for us is that we learn to walk like Jesus. We can make two observations on how Jesus walks in Mark 1:32-39.

The first observation is that Jesus cared for people. In verses 32-34, the text says that it was evening when the disciples started to bring people. Jesus heals many and casts out many demons throughout the night. He takes the time to help the people. Why? Because He knows that people will listen when they know He cares first. 

The second observation is Jesus got His mind right. After a long night of healing many and casting out many demons, Jesus wakes up early and goes out to a secluded place to PRAY. He had to get away to go to His Father to pray. He had to prepare His mind for the upcoming strains of the day that were to come. 

What does a normal day for us look like? Are we trying to care for people? Are we spending time in prayer? We need to learn to walk like Jesus. I charge you this week to do just that: spend time with people showing you care and go to a secluded place to pray to God.

— Matt Jones, Preaching Minister