Seven Thousand – Stepping in the Light

“Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.” I Kings 19:18

Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal to a contest to see who could call down fire from heaven. The prophets of Baal prayed, but no fire came. Then Elijah called all of the people around the sacrifice that he had made. After he prayed a short prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the sacrifice. The people exclaimed, “The Lord, He is the God!” All of the prophets of Baal were put to death because they had broken God’s law by leading the people into idolatry. When Elijah heard that Jezebel was going to kill him, he fled for his life. He became so tired and discouraged that he sat down under a tree and asked God to kill him, but the Lord sent Elijah to a mountain and spoke to him there. Elijah told the Lord that he was the last person in Israel who only worshipped the true God, but God told Elijah that there were seven thousand people in Israel who had not bowed their knees to Baal. God wanted Elijah to know that he was not alone. Just because you feel alone in serving God, doesn’t mean that you are alone. God sees every person who sincerely worships Him, and each one is so important to Him that He is counting them. All through the scriptures, we see that God is looking for those who love Him. If you love the Lord, you can be sure that you are important to Him. He is watching you, He is listening to your prayers, and He is counting on you to keep on serving Him.

Morning: I Kings 19-20

Evening: Luke 23:1-25

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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.