WALK THE TALK

Psalms 119:171 My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

Two men who claim to have been taught the statutes of the Lord walk on the pathway of life. Though claiming the same teacher, the same doctrine, having been taught the same statutes, they walk in much different ways.

One is loud, over animated, full of words of seemed acquired great wisdom. Yet his life seems confused; his path is in a constant fog. He has difficulty staying on the straight and narrow, and when he is on it, he is not sure of it. He boasts of many deeds, but these deeds are sterile “clouds without water” (Jude 1:12). His praise of God is clamorous, loud and showy.

The other walks quietly, his words are few, measured, and of unmistaken consistency. His path is clear and determined. He has no difficulty finding the straight and narrow path of his Lord. He walks on in quiet strength, determined and with the assurance of faith. The fruits of his deeds speak for him as a testament to His claim. His praise and *“conversation” are quiet, needing no proud trumpet to be heard in the heart of the sons of man.

And now, here is my riddle: which of these two men have really learned the statutes of the Lord?

Here now is the key to my riddle: if our life would claim the scent of the Rose (Song 2:1), we must live with the Rose bush (yes, in spite of the thorns). The man who has learned the statutes of the Lord walks the clear path of the faith that owns what is hoped for, and who sees the invisible (Hebrews 11:1). We need not be loud to prove our wise learning when our daily *conversation” is consistent with the praise of our mouth.

Years of learning do not necessarily boast of wisdom. If we just ‘walk the talk’, the praise of our conversation will stand before us in the hearts of all men.

James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

CONVERSATION: KJV Bible note: “lifestyle”.