How Quickly We Forget – Stepping in the Light

“And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel. And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim: And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger. And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.” Judges 2:10-13

God chose the people of Israel. He promised Abraham that He would make a great nation of him and that through this nation all the people of the world would be blessed. God’s hand is clearly seen as the history of Israel unfolds. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob wandered as strangers in a land that was not their own. God used Joseph to spare his family during the famine, but they remained in slavery in Egypt until the Lord sent Moses to lead them out. The Israelites saw the plagues in Egypt, walked through the Red Sea on dry ground, and ate manna from heaven every day. They crossed the Jordan River and conquered the land of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua. But soon after the people who experienced all of these things firsthand were gone, the Israelites quickly turned to other gods and began to worship them. The lesson here is that we need to constantly remind ourselves and the people around us of the goodness of God and the great things that He has done.

Morning: Judges 1-3

Evening: Luke 4:1-30

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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.