November 27 (Psalm 119:105)
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
(ESV)
Our son and I
recently spent a few days at one of our favorite spots on earth, Turkey Run
State Park in western Indiana. Filled
with forested paths and trails that work their way through glacier-carved
canyons, it is a hiker’s dream. This trip
we hiked a few trails that were new to us and several times were stopped by
what seemed to be an impossible way forward.
A trail would seem to dead end or ascend through a dauntingly narrow and
steep crevasse. Each time we approached
an apparent stopping point, the proper part of the trail came into view and on
we went.
Does that sound
familiar? From where you stand it seems
that there is no way forward. You have
tried everything. You don’t know what
else to do, but you know you must keep going, only it appears that you can’t.
God will guide
you and show the way. Let me say that
again. God will guide you and show the
way. He may do it through the words of
Scripture. He may do it through an
inspired word from a friend. The Holy
Spirit may speak directly to your heart.
What you can take to the bank, what you can absolutely count on, is that
He will guide you where you need to go.
When he does, will you follow?
Lord,
this will not come as a surprise to You, but I need to confess it. Much of the stress of my life comes from
trying to find or make my own way. Help
me see by the light of Your word the path I should take and strengthen me to
follow wherever it leads. In the name of
Jesus, Who followed a path to Calvary and then to glory, amen.
Copyright © 2016 by Steven R. Perkins
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