Your Word, a Lamp
Psalms 119:101-108 101 I have kept my feet from every evil path
so that I might obey your word.
102 I have not departed from your laws,
for you yourself have taught me.
103 How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 I gain understanding from your precepts;
therefore I hate every wrong path.
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105 Your word is a lamp for my feet,
a light on my path.
106 I have taken an oath and confirmed it,
that I will follow your righteous laws.
107 I have suffered much;
preserve my life, LORD, according to your word.
108 Accept, LORD, the willing praise of my mouth,
and teach me your laws.
Psalm 119, the longest of the psalms, is so precious to me. As an intentional disciple, I have been careful to walk on the pathway of holiness most of my life. What does this mean?
Intentional discipleship is developing a deliberate relationship with God through Bible Study, prayer, meeting with other like-minded people to worship the One, True and Living God, and loving people with purpose, teaching them the Word of God and helping them grow in spiritual disciplines.
When I speak of the pathway of holiness, I picture a walkway, sometimes level, sometimes straight uphill. At times the path is broken and rocky, at other times it is unusually smooth. What delineates the pathway of holiness is our destination and those we help along the way. And, of course, the One we follow.
I know that I can depend upon the Holy Spirit to not only nudge me onward, but to comfort me when I am tired and lonely and to guide me when it seems my feet (and my heart) will stray. When we join with a community of believers, we can teach and be taught by others, for discipleship includes having a relationship with Jesus and with other believers.
May we today and every day follow the light of His Word as it teaches, comforts, and provides the direction toward that heavenly city.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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