Ultimate Authority – Stepping in the Light

“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God. After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.” Leviticus 18:1-5

God’s dealings with mankind in Old Testament times have often been misunderstood. Before we can understand what God is doing, we must first understand Who He Is. Two times in the passage above, God says, “I am the Lord.” God wanted the people to realize that He had the authority to tell them what they could and could not do based on Who He Is, the Creator God. He had the power to create the world out of nothing, and He has the power destroy what He has created. Not only does He have the power to destroy, but He has the right to destroy by virtue of the fact that He is the Creator. God had the right to destroy the earth with a flood because He made it. He had the right to give the land of Canaan to the Israelites and command them to annihilate the inhabitants because He made them. In spite of the fact that God, in His mercy and grace, has chosen to deal so gently with us as Christians, it would do us well to remember that God is the ultimate authority, and His Word must reign supreme in our lives.

Morning: Leviticus 17-18

Evening: Matthew 27:27-50

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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.