Peace with God – Stepping in the Light

“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” Romans 5:1-2

The opposite of peace is war. The carnal nature of man is at war with God because God is holy and man is sinful. Man’s attempts to reach across this great divide have always been futile because no matter how hard we try, we can never eradicate sin from our lives. We are born into this world as sinners, and we would be completely without hope except for the fact that Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay for our sins. God reached out to us first in an effort to end this age-old conflict. Peace with God is now available to us, but we must first be justified (made righteous) by coming to Christ for salvation. Because Jesus paid for our sins on the cross, we are made righteous in the sight of God when we accept His payment by faith. Those who have received Christ’s payment for their sins by faith in Him are counted righteous before God based on Christ’s merit. This means that those who are saved are at peace with God because God no longer sees their sin, but there is more that the Lord has for us to experience. The passage above says that we stand in His grace and rejoice in the hope of glory. We are still sinners, but we must understand that through Christ we are not only saved and justified, but we are the recipients of His grace, and we will one day be glorified. When we get to heaven, our sin nature will be laid aside, and our peace with God will be complete.

Morning: Psalms 60-62

Evening: Romans 5

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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.