At My Right Hand – Stepping in the Light

“The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.” Psalm 110:1-2

At the close of Matthew 22, Jesus asked the Pharisees a question that they could not answer. In His question, Jesus was referring to Psalm 110, a psalm written by King David. In the portion of this psalm that appears above, David paints a picture of God the Father saying to God the Son, “Sit at my right had until I conquer your enemies for you.” Jesus asked the Pharisees whose son Christ (the promised Messiah) would be. They answered that Christ would be the son of David. Then Jesus asked them if that were true, why David would call Him Lord. It would make sense for the people who would live at the same time as the Messiah to call Him Lord, but why would His ancestor David refer to him that way? The Pharisees had no answer because of their incomplete understanding of Who the Messiah was to be. They saw the Messiah only as a political leader. However, as we understand from the New Testament, the Messiah was much more than a political leader. He came as a spiritual leader. David spoke of Him in that sense in verse 4, “Thou art a priest forever….” In Acts 7:55-56, as Stephen was dying, he saw Jesus at the right hand of the Father. Romans 8:34 tells us that Jesus is seated at the Father’s right hand, making intercession for us. In this Psalm, David prophesied about something that Jesus would be doing for us today.

Morning: Psalms 110-112

Evening: I Corinthians 5

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

If you were to find yourself walking down a path in the dark of night with only an old-fashioned lantern to light the way, you wouldn’t be able to see very far ahead. You would be able to see just enough of the pathway to know which direction to take your next step and enough of the ground to choose the best place for your feet. When it comes to our daily lives, God’s Word is a lot like that lantern. It will not show us the whole path at once, but it is exactly what we need to help us decide how to take the next step.

The Bible is our source of spiritual light, and if we consistently seek God’s direction as we read from its pages, we will always have enough light for our next step along the pathway of life. It is then that we are, in the words of an old gospel song, “stepping in the light.”

The goal of this devotional guide is to encourage you to spend time in the Word of God each day. Reading the passages listed at the bottom of the page will take you all the way through the Bible in one year. The devotional thought for each day is taken from a text within that day’s reading, so even that small daily portion of reading will take you on a journey through God’s Word. It is my prayer that this guide would help you to walk closer to the Lord and that you will find yourself taking each step in the light of His Word.