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Psalm 119:120 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. This great verse has long been a source of comfort for me, as someone once used it to explain how God does not reveal his plan for us all at once, but as a lamp lights only the first few feet in front of us, He shows us direction we should take in life a little at a time. It was a comfort to know that I didn’t have to know all the answers for my future.
However, a closer look at this passage and others, revealed a different meaning (although related) altogether.
Psalm 19:8 – The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
Proverbs 6:23 – For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life.
II Peter 1:19 – And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
The Holy Scriptures, God’s word, is a light in a dark world whose temporary overseer is the Prince of Darkness. His word not only helps us in decisions of direction in our life, but more importantly, it helps us from stumbling (sinning), tripping (sinning) and falling down (sinning). As foreigners traveling this dark, crooked world (our home is on high) the Bible is our roadmap, and we should constantly be “in it” (reading, discussing, meditating) if we are to walk the straight and narrow road (my spirit wants to please The Lord and walk on this path).
So, as Peter says, “until the day dawns” (the church age ends) “and the morning star rises in your hearts” (Jesus comes to take us home), it would be to your advantage to pay attention (take heed) to God’s word.
Vertical focus, not horizontal!
