As dear children of God, with the goal of the Kingdom of God, we must strive for accuracy in reaching toward the high calling of Jesus Christ, which is eternal life in God's Kingdom. We are called to walk with godly wisdom, following the example of Jesus Christ, who walked in a way that pleased the Father. He is the great Trailblazer, running alongside us from start to finish, offering help and encouragement in our race toward victory. His life serves as our template, giving us strength as we see His walk described in the Gospels, reminding us that with Him in us through His Spirit, we can endure. Looking to Jesus Christ, the author and finisher of our faith, we find virtues to emulate in our walk. We can have joy, rejoicing in gratitude and contentment, knowing He assures us we can make it by keeping our eyes on the goal and doing what He asks. We must show endurance, maintaining commitment and perseverance throughout the race, just as He endured the cross. We should be indifferent to shame, ignoring outside pressures and persecution, undeterred by the world's opposition, because Jesus Christ, King of kings and Lord of lords, is with us. Keeping the goal and its rewards top of mind, we look forward to the same reward He received, striving for eternal life and the blessings God promises in the resurrection. By conducting our Christian walk after this pattern, we will please God and attain eternal life, as Jesus Christ took this path and returned to the glory of God's Kingdom, sitting at the right hand of the Father. With Him in us, we can walk this narrow, constricting path, striving to imitate His life in our own through love, light, and wisdom. To grow in this wisdom, we must allow God's Spirit priority of influence over us, filling us to guide our thoughts, attitudes, and motivations, helping us communicate in spiritual, uplifting ways and live in joy, gratitude, and humble service toward one another.

Walking with Jesus Christ is presented as a profound and transformative journey, reflecting a life of faith and obedience. We are called to walk stride-for-stride with Him, aiming for complete imitation, synchronized fully with His path. This walk is not merely following in His footsteps but walking side-by-side toward the same goal, the Kingdom of God. Christ Himself leads us on this narrow, constrictive way, a path of righteousness and godly action that produces fruit and holiness. As our Trailblazer and Captain of our salvation, He forged this path, and we must prove through our faith and works that we will forsake all else to imitate His life. This walk with Christ is never solitary; He is right beside us, ready and willing to help through His grace and providence. When we stray from the path, we find ourselves alone, but by returning to the right way, we resume our fellowship with Him. Walking by faith, not by sight, encapsulates the essence of this Christian journey to the Kingdom. It involves belief in what God says, trust in Him to walk with us and fulfill His promises, and loyalty to the covenant we have made with Him, which includes obeying His voice, overcoming sin, growing in righteousness, and producing fruit to sanctification. Christ's example of love, demonstrated through His sacrifice, serves as the finest model for us to follow. By offering Himself in our stead, bearing our sins, He opened a relationship with the Father, allowing us to become dear children of God. This act of love, a sweet-smelling aroma to God, shows us the essence of godly love through sacrifice. As followers of Christ, we are to walk in love, giving of ourselves as living sacrifices, a reasonable service that reflects our desire to please Him and mirror His humility and service.

Walking with Jesus Christ embodies a profound relationship rooted in intimate knowledge and shared experience. Eternal life, as defined biblically, is to know God, and this knowing is mirrored in how one lives, reflecting the character and actions of God. Jesus Christ, in His perfect knowledge of the Father, exemplified this through a sinless life, declaring that to see Him is to see the Father. His life demonstrates that knowing God is not merely academic or detached but involves a deep, personal engagement that manifests in behavior akin to God's own. Jesus taught that if one truly knows God as He does, they would speak and act in alignment with Him. This principle is evident in His interactions, where He challenged those who claimed familiarity with God but lacked the corresponding actions, showing they did not truly know Him. Walking with Jesus Christ, therefore, means living in a manner that reflects this intimate understanding, translating knowledge into faithful obedience and moral conduct. This relationship with Jesus Christ is experiential, requiring active participation in following God's instructions, as He did. It is through such lived experience, combined with emotional response and wholehearted involvement, that one walks with Him. Jesus, having experienced human suffering, knows us intimately and serves as a faithful High Priest, enabling us to walk with Him by striving to live as God would, were He a man. This shared journey of knowing and walking together in agreement and trust is the essence of eternal life.