“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105 (NKJV))

Lamps are made to dispel darkness.  When lit, they illuminate the surrounding area, providing us with a way to see what is around us with clarity.  A lamp will help you determine the best path to travel from point A to point B, allowing you to see the proper trail as well as any dangers alongside or in the path that could harm you or cause you to stumble.  Once you are aware of the hazards, you can choose to navigate safely around them.

The Bible is God’s lamp for our journey in this world.  First, His word lights the path to true life through the Gospel of the Lord Jesus.  It illuminates the pit of death and destruction we have mired ourselves in and shines brightly on the nail-scarred hand that reaches down to us from the cross where forgiveness was made available.  An empty tomb is also in view, calling us to reach out and grasp this hand that will take us on the path from hopelessness to hope.  This is the beginning of our journey of faith.  “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Rom 10:17)

From this point, the light of God’s word helps us to move forward in life without stumbling in the darkness of this world.  As we study, His lamp lights our journey.  It points out the things that can harm us that we might avoid them.  It shows us the things that will bless us that we might adopt them.  As we take what we learn and apply it to our lives, we find the greatest blessing to be found on our trek through this world is to live life for the Lord and others.  For only by living in this way will we find the life of peace, joy, and purpose for which Jesus died on the cross that we might receive it.  “. . .I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)