Psalm 119:105: Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
This verse is too familiar. When I see it, I don't spend any time on it. I don't THINK about what it means....until I force myself. I need to do that for passages that I "know" too well, that I have heard often enough that I just dismiss them as though there is nothing more they can say to me. How silly is that thought?!
After some thought, I picture darkness. Night. Outside. Alone. Sounds are all around. Some familiar. Some very unfamiliar, scary even. The ground is uneven, strewn with tree roots and rocks, pits and dips in the earth. I need a light to see so I don't fall. I need a light so I take the right path, so I don't walk off the path altogether and get lost.
So I pull out the flashlight.... to shine light onto the path in front of me. Now I feel safe. Now I feel prepared. Now I feel able.
This verse tells me that God's word, my Bible, is my flashlight for the path in front of me. The Word of God illuminates the path for me. When it gets dark, I know I'm on the wrong path. The path in front of me may be rocky, but I can see it. I am protected, safe, prepared because the lamp shines on the rocks, the roots, the uneven earth. I can stay on the path, the right path. I can evaluate which path to take based on the Word.
Psalm 119 is full of wonderful verses. I'm not going to list them here. You can read it for yourself. It is part of the lamp to your feet and a light for your path. Consider spending some time with the flashlight of Psalm and the rest of your Bible. There is safety there. There is peace there. There is guidance for making decisions there.
Thank You God, for providing the lamp to my feet and my light for my path. I ask for forgiveness for overlooking familiar passages as though they don't matter, or I already know what they say. Help me stay on the path you have for me, no matter the roots, rocks and uneven ground in front of me. Amen.
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