A Christian must look above this wilderness pathway to be able to properly walk in it. A Jew who had the secret of the Lord and who waited for the Messiah was pious and faithful according to the law. A Jew who had only the law assuredly did not keep it. A Christian who has heaven before him and his blessed Saviour in glory as the object of his affections will walk well upon earth.
He who has only the earthly path for his rule will fail in the intelligence and motives needed to walk in it. Such a Christian will become a prey to worldliness, and his Christian walk here will be more or less on a level with the world in which he walks.
Eyes kept upward on Jesus keep the heart and steps in a path conformable to Him and consequently glorifying Him, making Him known in the world. Is our motive for a daily walk Christ in glory?
Words of Truth, Vol. 3, 1868 (adapted)