One of the most common metaphors for life with God in the Bible is not sailing, but walking (e.g., Eph. 5:15; Col. 2:6). It seems rather simple, even trite, after the grand high call to know Christ. After all, nothing is more pedestrian than walking. Even a toddler can do it; but it makes an instructive point. Life lived in communion with God is not meant to be rare or extraordinary. It’s not the reward of some secret knowledge. The Bible doesn’t say, “Grasp the secret of the Spirit”; it says, “Keep in step with the Spirit” (Gal. 5:25). Walking. Keep in step.
