Last night after our life group/bible study group ended, some of our folks decided they were going to walk the mile trail around my subdivision. They started out the door and quickly returned with an earnest request. "Can we have a flashlight?" Our group ended after 9pm and darkness had fallen across the terrain. They needed a little light to see the path. Nobody wanted to come back with a broken ankle or a skinned knee.
The psalmist says that God's Word is light to our path. He gives it to us to keep us from stumbling and falling. What's interesting is that the psalmist also acknowledges that he/she had crashed and burned in the past. He/she even confessed the tendency to take their own life into their hands and recognized the constant temptation to stray from the path.
What strikes me is the wisdom of the psalmist here to recognize God's Word is key to facing life. When I've really messed up, God's Word is there to guide me out. When I'm about to take a plunge off of a cliff, God's Word is there to hold me back. When I'm about to take a misstep, God's Word is there to enlighten me. When I'm about to fall to a temptation, God's Word is there to warn me.
Not only does God's Word act as a preventive measure, it also leads us down a safe and secure path. As long as we follow God's teachings and instruction, we can anticipate healthier relationships, more stable finances, greater joy and less heartache. I'm not saying everything in life we'll be clear sailing. I'm saying that following God's Word is the best path to take in life for the greatest assurance of a beneficial life.
God, thanks for lighting my path with your Word. I need your direction, your teaching, your instruction. I need the warnings and the heads up in life. I thirst for your truth. Reveal to me what I need to know to pursue a life of holiness.
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