Devotional Guide -- March 29

Friday, March 29, 2019
The Holy Bible: 

God Speaks to Man

“Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105

Once I watched a train coming down the track, and I noticed that in front of the lower part of the engine, the part that was once called the “cow catcher,” there was a light shining right down on the track, directly in front of the moving train. I’m not sure why it was there because the engineer could never stop the train if he saw something on that portion of the track.

Then, up on the engine, almost at the top, there was another light shining way out in front – a sort of spot light that illuminated the rails a long way down the track. Possibly he could stop if he saw something in that light.

That’s the picture I have in my mind for this verse. God’s Word shines as we move from place to place, giving adequate light so that we will not stumble on some obstacle in our immediate path. We’ve all had the experience of the “lamp unto our feet,” knowing that we barely avoided something that would have been catastrophic.

But that same Word also shines way down the pike, a “light unto our path,” warning us of something dangerous down the road. A word from a sermon or a devotional stops us, and we are spared making a serious mistake.

Prayer: Father, thank you that you have provided lamps to guide our footsteps and lights to illuminate our paths. Cause us to pay attention as you guide us by way of your word. Amen.

“I am the resurrection and the life.” John 11:25
Lenten Devotional Guide
prepared for Homosassa United Methodist Church, Spring 2009
by Patience Nave, Christian Education Director