We Rest On Thee – Stepping in the Light

“And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.” II Chronicles 14:11

Asa was a good king who loved the Lord with all his heart. When he became king, he took away the altars to false gods, broke the images, and cut down the groves. The king of Ethiopia came against him with an army of one million soldiers and three hundred chariots. This was a severe test of Asa’s faith in God. The invading force was roughly double the size of Asa’s entire army, but Asa did not consider surrender an option. Asa mustered his army and went out against the Ethiopians. As they went forth to battle, Asa prayed to God. In his prayer and in his actions, we can see a great deal of faith. Asa told the Lord that it would be nothing to Him to deliver them. He prayed, “Help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee.”

Are you resting on God today? Asa was not speaking of resting in terms of sitting on a sofa doing nothing. Asa and his army were going forth to battle, but he told the Lord that he was resting on Him. We can take that same approach to the battles we face in life. We can face the foe and fight the fight while we are resting completely on the power and might of our God.

Morning: II Chronicles 13-14

Evening: John 12:1-26

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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.