Woe Is Me! – Stepping in the Light

“In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.” Isaiah 6:1-5

Isaiah was a prophet who ministered during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah in Jerusalem. He was a good man and had been used by God to pen the first five chapters of Isaiah before the events recorded here at the beginning of chapter six. But when Isaiah saw this vision of God upon His throne, he said, “Woe is me!” Isaiah probably was respected by the people around him. He probably thought he was doing well and that he was a pretty good person, but when he saw the Lord, he realized how sorely lacking he really was. Isaiah decried himself as being “undone” and “a man of unclean lips.” We have a tendency to focus on building our reputation and trying to be sure that everyone knows how good we are, but what we really need is to catch a glimpse of the holiness of God.

Morning: Isaiah 5-6

Evening: Ephesians 1

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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.