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indeed they are. We call it a high and holy walk. And indeed it is.
The reason the Spirit of God gave it, is not because they are awful
responsibilities, but because they are “blessed responsibilities”.

What’s the difference between a dreadful responsibility and a
blessed responsibility? The difference does not lie in the
responsibility itself. The difference lies, in the direction of our
heart. Our attitude, toward that responsibility. I told you that the
word “Walk”, was used seven times in the book of Ephesians.
When the Spirit of God, gives a recurring emphasis. Saying the
same thing over and over again. I use a study principle
suggested by the great Bible teacher, A T Pearson. Find the first
place God said it. That will be the key, to how it is used
throughout. What is the first mention of “Walk”, in Ephesians?
Look at 2:10,

“We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good
works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk
in them.”

According to this verse, what should we walk in? The answer is,
“Good works”. Well, you say, “the Word is full of good works”.
Which ones should we walk in? The answer is, ones that,

“He has prepared beforehand, that you should walk in”.
Those are the ones you are to walk in. I say, “That scares me.”

It would scare me, and it would be a dreadful responsibility, if 2:10
weren’t so. I’m not responsible to walk in all good works. Just
the ones, He has prepared beforehand. That will make it a
“blessed responsibility”. Kings James says, “before-ordained.”
Let me give a silly illustration. When you get out of bed in the
morning and want to put shoes on. Do you have to manufacture
the shoes? Do you cut the leather, or sew it together? I don’t
have to make my shoes. Someone else, makes my shoes. They
were “Prepared beforehand”, that I should walk in them. It’s a
wonderful truth, that we aren’t responsible for creating our shoes,
before we put them on. They were created by another.