"The Way Of
The Just"
Isaiah 26:7
When Isaiah spoke of the day of grace and
salvation, he described those who are saved by God's almighty grace as a people
who walk with the living God in sweet communion (Read vv. 7-9). Communion with
God is "the way of the just." And it is the way of uprightness. There
is in every believer a principle of communion with God in Christ. Like Enoch,
all who live by faith in Christ walk with God.
The first motion of spiritual life is the
return of the sinner to his God. To be saved is to come to God through faith in
the Lord Jesus Christ (Heb.
Spiritual life, the life of grace, grows as
we continue coming to God through Christ, our Mediator (I Pet. 2:1-4). Coming
to Christ is not something we have done. It is something we are doing. It is
not an act of life, but our way of life. As we behold the glory of God in the
face of Jesus Christ, that gives us peace, rest and hope. And in proportion as
we know more of God, as he reveals himself to us in the Person of his dear Son,
we grow in Christ and grow in grace. The knowledge of God is the meat and drink
of faith. Faith ever seeks to know God our Savior (Phil.
The most important, most beautiful, most
useful, most practical aspect of the believer's life is com- munion with God
(Read Lk.
Don Fortner