God Is the Judge – Stepping in the Light

“For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.” Psalm 75:6-7

Many people dream all of their lives of making it to the top. They want to experience the heady rush of adrenaline associated with being well-known, famous, and important. From the first day on the job, they are looking for a promotion. They want a new title, a new office, or a new position. Inevitably, this desire to get ahead drives them to seek the favor of man. The scripture above is clear. East, West, and South are horizontal directions from which we might search for someone to help us become important; but God is above all, and He is the One Who decides who will be promoted and who will not. His prerequisites are different from those generated from the human perspective, and His discernment of personal character and qualifications is unimpeachable. If we are looking for an important person to give us an inroad into the next level, we are looking in the wrong direction. If we are scouring the landscape to find people who will follow us and make us feel more important, we are going about it the wrong way. The One we need to worry about impressing is God. He will decide how far we make it in our career and how high we will be able to climb. Jesus taught us that the servant is greatest of all and that the person who wants to lead must learn to serve. The Lord is going to decide how far we go in life. Are we doing our best to impress Him?

Morning: Psalms 74-76

Evening: Romans 9:16-33

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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.