Walking the Walk...

Walking the Walk...4-11-25

1 John 2:6 states, "Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did." Corrie Ten Boom was a dutch watchmaker. She and her family lived through the Holocaust. Not only did she live through it, but she was actively working to aid the Jewish people. She was instrumental in hiding Jewish families. It is believed that her family's efforts saved the lives of almost 800 Jews. She, along with her entire family, were arrested, and she and her sister were sent to a Ravensbruck Concentration camp. Her father was 84 and died at another concentration camp. She and her sister, Betsie, were held at the same camp. In what must have been unseemingly horrific conditions, Corrie Ten Boom "walked the walk". Her sister, Betsie, died at that camp. Corrie was accidentally released ten days later due to a clerical error. Corrie spent her time at the notorious concentration camp near Berlin telling others about God. She witnessed, praised, and knew that one must seek God. Corrie Ten Boom died at the age of 91. She is famously quoted as stating, "As a camel kneels before his master to have him remove his burden at the end of the day, so kneel each night and let the Master take your burden."

John 8:12 says, "When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, 'I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.'” Micah 6:8 states, "He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you,

But to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" Colossians 1:10 says, "So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God." The Bible has a multitude of verses to describe how we should walk as Christians.

Do you know someone very good at "talking the talk" but not "walking the walk"? On the way to work, I was thinking about our actions matching what we profess. I heard a song titled "Preach". (Yes, you are familiar with my love for music.) The chorus is "Every breath, every beat, I want my life to preach, When I'm strong, when I'm weak, Through valley lows and mountain highs, Every moment testifies, Further than my words could ever reach, Lord, I want my life to preach."

You see, Corrie Ten Boom's actions preached her love for Christ. Her belief in allowing the Master to take her burdens and being his hands and voice in a very cruel world. How far are we willing to go to "Preach"? If I am remembered, I want that to be for my "Walk" and not my "Talk", for my service and love, and for my heart and not my fears.