Those Things Which Are Revealed – Stepping in the Light

“The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.” Deuteronomy 29:29

God is omniscient; He knows everything. In spite of the fact that we live in the Information Age, there are many things that we do not know. Moses told the Israelites that they were responsible for keeping all of the law. The laws that they were given were the things that God had revealed to them. The Canaanites who possessed the land before them did not have the law of God. They did not have the experiences that the Israelites had had. The Canaanites did not see the plagues in Egypt. The Canaanites did not cross the Red Sea on dry ground. The Canaanites did not hear the voice of God at Mount Sinai giving them the Ten Commandments. They did not see the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night. They did not receive the manna from heaven each day. Moses was making sure that the Israelites understood that they were responsible for what they had seen and what had been revealed to them. It would be easy for us to look at the Israelites with envy because of their experiences; but in reality, we have had much more revealed to us. We have the entire Word of God. If they were responsible for following the portion of God’s Word that they had, how much more should we feel responsible to follow what God has revealed to us?

Morning: Deuteronomy 28-29

Evening: Mark 14:54-72

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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.