Great Faith – Stepping in the Light

“But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.” Matthew 15:26-28

Jesus told this woman that she had great faith, and that because of her faith she would receive her request. Her daughter would be made whole. When she first made her request, Jesus did not answer her. She probably felt ignored, and perhaps she felt as if He did not care about her problem; but she would not be deterred. She requested that the disciples help her get Jesus’ attention, but their response was to ask Jesus to send her away. When Jesus finally spoke to her, what He said sounded like a refusal to help her at the very least, and it could even have been taken as an insult. In her reply, she showed humility by likening herself to a dog and portraying Jesus as her master. This woman believed Jesus was so powerful that this miracle would merely be “crumbs” compared to the “main course” of His potential. She knew that Jesus was her only hope, and she was determined to continue asking for His help until her daughter was made whole.

How is our faith today? Are we as humble and persistent as this dear lady was? God wants to meet our needs, but first, He wants us to place our complete faith in Him and Him alone.

Morning: Exodus 9-11

Evening: Matthew 15:21-39

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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.