Two or Three – Stepping in the Light

“Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:19-20

What does it take to impress you? The longer I live, the more places I have been, and the more things that I have experienced, the more difficult it is for me to be truly impressed with anything. Whenever we are impressed, we are impressed with unusual speed, power, size, beauty, strength, dexterity, knowledge, ability, etc. God looks at things from a totally different perspective. He is not impressed by the things that impress us; and, all too often, we are not impressed by the things that impress Him. When it comes to churches, we might be impressed with a big crowd or a beautiful building, but God is impressed with the hearts and the minds of the people who are gathered together. We learn from the scripture above that God wants to answer the prayer of any two people who agree regarding the petition that they bring to Him. If two or three people are gathered together in His name, He promises to be in their midst. No one takes notice of a church that only has three people there, but God does. What is He looking for? He is looking for those who love Him and are faithful to Him to come together in His name, believing in Him, to ask for His help in His cause. Will you be one of those faithful ones?

Morning: Exodus 16-18

Evening: Matthew 18:1-20

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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.