Sermon # 2 - Walk With God And Fulfill His Purpose Series

We read in 1 Samuel 2:35, And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. And I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed forever. (ESV)

The Lord’s promise to us for the New Year is that God will build and raise us up. However, for us to be built up by God, we must first of all be chosen by God, and the reason God chooses us is so that we can accomplish His plan, and purpose in our lives. There is another side to this verse that cautions us that we too like Eli, could miss out on the call of God in our lives by our willful disobedience. God chose Eli to be His priest, but Eli and his sons made light of God’s call on their lives, they failed to honor God, which was why the Lord had to set them aside, and raise for Himself another faithful priest.

For those of us who have the blessed confirmation that God has chosen us, we are exhorted that we should not take God’s selection for granted, but stand firm in our faith for only then are we assured of a firm house. We must chose to honor God in every area of our lives, through our words, thoughts and actions. God is not looking for a huge crowd, but searching out for those individuals who are willing to submit to His will, to fulfill His purpose in and through their lives.

God does not make random choice of people, but His selection of people is specific, and always for a definite purpose. For example, if we were to purchase a property, we will do a lot of research, and when we finally settle for a place, we do so because we have many reasons why we thought it appropriate for us, for whatever the purpose for which we were purchasing it. So also there is a clear-cut reason, and purpose why God has called each one of us.

God’s purpose for choosing Noah

In Genesis 6:14, God told Noah, “Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood with rooms in it..”. (BBE)

When God called Noah, he lived among a people who were wicked and rebellious. God spoke to Noah and told him to make for himself an Ark of gopher wood. The Ark that God asked Noah to build was to safeguard him, and his family. Let me explain, there were thousands of people who lived during the time of Noah, but when God instructed Noah to build the Ark, it was not to profit God in any way, but for Noah’s own protection and safety.

We must be reminded that when we obey God, we are the primary beneficiaries of God’s blessings. Many are wrongly informed that if they go forth in obedience to do the will of God, they would lose out, and may not have their own needs met. We never should be hesitant to do the will of God, for when we do so, we will most certainly be the recipients of God’s blessings on our lives.

• Noah walked with God

We read in Genesis 6:9, These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man, and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. (Webster)

When we go walking with someone, it implies that we are keeping in-step with each other. When the word declares that Noah walked with God, it signifies that Noah was not walking ahead or lagging behind, but was walking accordant with God. All of us need this experience of walking with God every day. While all other people in Noah’s day went ahead with their own agendas, having no time for God, Noah made time to listen to God and walk with Him.

Many of us want to experience the blessings that Noah had, but the secret is for us to fulfill our part, and walk in daily fellowship with God.

God was walking with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

If you are wondering where this walking with God began, we must go back to the Garden of Eden. We read in Genesis 3:8, That evening they heard the LORD God walking in the garden... (GNB)

Every day God was walking in the Garden, where Adam and Eve enjoyed the fellowship and communion with God. God initiated this beautiful idea of having this intimate relationship with man.

Jesus walked with the two men going to Emmaus

We read in Luke 24:15, As they talked and discussed, Jesus himself drew near and walked along with them; (GNB)

After the death and resurrection of Jesus, there were two men, on the way to Emmaus, who were really downcast as they had witnessed the death of Jesus, and had heard about His resurrection but were still confused and unsure. As they walked along discussing in detail all that had transpired, the risen Lord Jesus came alongside them, and walked with them.