We continue with RiSiKiLi−
You know− Read it, study it, know it, live it.
In my previous post, we looked at
hearing God speak through His Word, continuing the greater theme of knowing
God’s plan for one’s life. Now today let’s consider God’s provision of light so
we can find our way through the plan
He called us to follow.
Psalm 119:105 states, Your
Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. NASV
When
was the last time you walked somewhere in total darkness with only a
flashlight? That flashlight would light up the area where you put your feet. If
you’re a wilderness camper you know this experience well. This is like the lamp in the psalm.
Have
you walked through darkness with only the light from a lantern? It illuminates
the immediate area around you. This is like the light in the psalm.
We
need both kinds of light along our path of life and God’s Word provides this. The
lamp and light don’t show much of what’s ahead or around us. In the same way we
can’t see the thoughts and motives of a person sitting right next to us. That’s
where trust comes in. Faith in God and confidence that He has our best interest
in mind is essential. Hebrews 11:6 tells us that faith pleases God. Let’s make
Him smile today by trusting the light and lamp of His Word to show us the way.
The truth of Psalm 119:105 should cause each
of us, who’s a follower of Jesus, to immerse ourselves into the Words of our
Creator.
Do
we really believe the Word of God
will light our way along this path of life? How do our actions answer this
question? For most of us our actions will answer, “Sometimes I believe that and
sometimes I don’t.”
We
need to know for a fact, in the very depths of our being (that is in our spirits),
that this passage of Scripture is Truth,
and allow it to change our lives. I’m talking again about revelation understanding—the knowing
that this passage is true for each of
us every minute of every day of our lives.
The
first recorded words spoken by God Himself are found in the third verse of
Genesis 1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The
earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering
over the face of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be
light”; and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the
light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the
darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. Genesis
1:1-5 NKJV
SO—God’s
very first recorded words were, Let there be light. Of course, He
was referring natural light. But how interesting this is, in relation to our
topic today, that these were our Creator’s first
words.
Every
believer can walk daily in God’s light. That is, God’s spiritual illumination. When
we’re in darkness, it’s difficult to find our way.
When
was the last time you stumbled on something unexpected while walking through a
dark room? Every morning we wake up to a new day, not knowing what it will
hold. Without God’s illumination it would be like waking up in a dark,
unfamiliar place, unable to see obstacles that may cause us to stumble or pits
into which we might plunge.
God knew from the beginning
that mankind would need physical light in order to make it in the world. And He
knew we’d need spiritual light in order to live in relationship with Him,
walking out abundant life on earth and then on into eternity.
Speaking of eternity—we who
are in Christ will then experience the most splendid light of all. In John’s
description of the New Jerusalem, he says, But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God
Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city had no need of the sun or of the
moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its
light. And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the
kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it. Revelation
21: 22 – 24 NKJV
WOW—does
that not make us just plum homesick!?
But for now, let’s walk in
the light of God’s Word. We’ll certainly have fewer bloody knees and sprained
wrists.
©
Connie Wohlford