What Is Man? – Stepping in the Light

“O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet.” Psalm 8:1-6

When we think of the greatness of God, it is difficult to understand why He would take time for mankind. God made all things, including the stars mentioned in this psalm. They say that we can only see about 2,500 stars at one time without the aid of a telescope, but it is estimated that there are about 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (1 billion trillion!) stars in the observable universe. God knows the exact number of stars because He made them all, and what is perhaps even more amazing is that He has them all named! “He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names,” (Psalm 147:4). In spite of the insignificance that we feel when we consider the vast scope of the creation, God loves us and cares about us. He has the very hairs of our heads numbered (Luke 12:7). He is constantly watching over us, and He has promised to meet all of our needs. How amazing that our great God cares for us!

Morning: Psalms 7-9

Evening: Acts 18

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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.