Day by Day, Step by Step

Wow! What if you could know the future before it happened? There would be so many things you could avoid. You could avoid getting that traffic ticket. You certainly wouldn't have had that wreck. You probably would be tempted to win the Lottery, and you could justify it too. Why, look at all the good you could do! We know that God knows the future, and he could reveal it to us if He would. This is what God said in Isaiah 46:10

I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please. NIV

Obviously, God has not chosen do reveal all these things to us. We have to live one day at a time, moment by moment, step by step, like the old gospel song, "One day at a time, Sweet Jesus."

I know that Psalm 119 is a really long Psalm, but it is full of some great things, and I want to return to it again this morning for a word from the Lord. In Psalms 119:105 the Psalmist records:

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

Much like the way I pick up a flashlight in the darkness to see where I'm going and to avoid stumbling, I can find light from God's Word to see me through the daily darkness of this world.
His Word guides me one step at a time.

You might ask, "Well, since God knew about this problem I was going to face, why didn't he tell me? Why did I have to suffer like that? Why did he let me have that accident? We certainly don't know how many times He has intervened to save us from the destructive plans of our prowling enemy. This morning I want to encourage you get daily light for your God connection. You don't have to stumble in the darkness. God has a plan for your life, and He is revealing it to us little by little, and step by step, as we walk in the light of His Word.

I am praying like this today:

Dear Lord, help me to continue to prioritize the place of your Word in my daily life. Please, God, help me not to allow the pressures of this season to crowd out my time with you, listening to you speak to me through your Word. Now, may your light shine sufficiently on my pathway today to keep me from falling. May it also brighten my way enough to give light to others who are also making the God connection. Amen

May the Lord bless your day.