Not Willing – Stepping in the Light

“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” II Peter 3:9

Some people say that they don’t believe the Bible because they don’t believe that a loving God would send people to hell. This may be a fair argument from the human perspective, but it certainly reveals a lack of scriptural knowledge. It is true that God created all things, including hell, but Matthew 25:41 tells us that hell was created for the devil, so hell was never intended for mankind. Furthermore, the passage above makes it clear that God does not want any person to go to hell. However, God is holy, and He does not allow sin into heaven (Revelation 21:27). Even one sin would be enough to keep a person from entering heaven. The Bible teaches that God loves us, and it is His will that every person should be saved. In His own likeness, God created us with a sovereign will. He allows us to choose what we believe and what we do. Therefore, it becomes a battle of the wills. God’s will is for man to be saved; man’s will is to cling to his own self-righteousness. This prideful thinking sometimes manifests itself in the form of religion by proclaiming man’s innate goodness, and sometimes it takes the form of humanism, agnosticism, or atheism by casting doubt upon the existence of God. No matter how strongly man is opposed to believing and accepting God’s plan, God’s will is that man would repent and accept His gift of eternal life.

Morning: Ezekiel 40-41

Evening: II Peter 3

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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.