A LAMP FOR OUR FEET
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29 You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light. 2 Samuel 22:29 (NIV)
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation– whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life– of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 (NIV)
8 Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. Micah 7:8 (NIV)
28 You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. Psalm 18:28 (NIV)
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 (NIV)
23 For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life. Proverbs 6:23 (NIV)
27 The lamp of the LORD searches the spirit of a man; it searches out his inmost being. Proverbs 20:27 (NIV)
130 The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. Psalm 119:130 (NIV)
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. 20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:19-21 (NIV)
22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. 25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. 26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life. Revelation 21:22-27 (NIV)
5 Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD. Isaiah 2:5 (NIV)
BUTTER
“The conviction of the Holy Spirit is always precise: He identifies root causes of sin, and He moves the heart to specific acts of repentance and obedience. All those who trust God sufficiently to desire to obey Him, and who are patient in waiting upon Him, will find unfailingly that HE gives clear guidance. ‘In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths’, promises Proverbs 3:6. For those who love God everything is aboveboard. To know Him is to know what He requires and more than that, it is to have the power to carry it out. In fact these two—enlightenment and empowering—go hand in hand, and where they do not, then the Lord is not in it.” Mike Mason
“What a fellowship, what a joy divine, Leaning on the everlasting arms! What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, Leaning on the everlasting arms! Leaning, leaning, Safe and secure from all alarms; Leaning, leaning, Leaning on the everlasting arms. Oh how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, Leaning on the everlasting arms! Oh how bright the path Grows from day to day, Leaning on the everlasting arms. Leaning, leaning, Safe and secure from all alarms; Leaning, leaning, Leaning on the everlasting arms. What have I to dread, what have I to fear, Leaning on the everlasting arms? I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, Leaning on the everlasting arms. Leaning, leaning, Safe and secure from all alarms; Leaning, leaning, Leaning on the everlasting arms.” Elisha A. Hoffman
“If you love someone, will you want to make him miserable? Will you go out of your way to punish him if he doesn’t do exactly what you tell him to? No, of course not – not if you really love him. The same is true with God. God loves you, and because He loves you, He cares what happens to you. He loves you too much to let you wander aimlessly through life, without meaning or purpose. The Bible says, ‘You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy’ (Psalms 16:11). Covet God’s will for your life more than anything else. To know God’s will – and to do it – is life’s greatest joy.” Billy Graham
“A group decided to hike the mountains of southern Kentucky. They hired the best-known guide in the area to lead them on their journey. But after only a few hours on the trail, their guide seemed perplexed. Soon, they discovered they were lost and head been walking in circles. One of the friends looked at their guide and asked, ‘How can you be the best in the state of Kentucky?’ To which the man replied, ‘That’s just it. I’m afraid we are in Tennessee.’ Many people in our nation are following similarly misinformed guides today. These so-called leaders believe they can operate without God and His Word, but they are tragically mistaken. Those who follow them are likewise deceived – completely unaware that they could be headed for hell unless they change course. As for you and me, we must search the Scriptures and discover true north: the will of God. He has given us all we need to discern His will – The Holy Spirit and His Word. Without them, we will wonder off God’s path and away from the Truth. Let us therefore commit ourselves to daily seeking the Lord, for He alone can lead us to heaven and eternal life.” Michael Youssef.
“The oil of the lamp in the temple burned away in giving light; so should we.” Robert Murray M’Cheyne
“God has as a strong reserve with which to discharge this engagement; for He is able to do all things. Believer, until you can drain the ocean dry of omnipotence and break the towering mountains of almighty strength into pieces, you never need to be afraid. Don’t think that the strength of a human being shall ever be able to overcome the power of God. As long as the earth’s huge pillars stand, you have enough reason to remain firm in your faith. The same God who directs the earth in its orbit, feeds the burning furnace of the sun, and trims the lamps of heaven, has promised to supply you with daily strength. While He is able to uphold the universe, don’t even dream that He will prove unable to fulfill His own promises. Remember what He did in ages past, in the former generations. Remember how He spoke, and it was done; how He commanded, and it stood fast. Shall He that created the world grow weary? He hangs the world upon nothing; shall He who does this be unable to support His children? Shall He be unfaithful to His word for want of power? Who is it that restrains the tempest? Doesn’t He ride upon the wings of the wind, and make the clouds His chariots, and hold the ocean in the hollow of His hand? How can He fail you? When He has put such a faithful promise as this on record, will you for a moment indulge the thought that He has out promised Himself, and gone beyond his power to fulfill? Ah, no! You cannot doubt any longer.” Charles H. Spurgeon
“The Wise not only still follow the Light, seek the Light — they become the Light.” Ann Voskamp
“God hath in Himself all power to defend you, all wisdom to direct you, all mercy to pardon you, all grace to enrich you, all righteousness to clothe you, all goodness to supply you, and all happiness to crown you.” Thomas Brooks
“They do not go wrong who go in the company of God. Like Enoch, walk with God, and you cannot mistake your road. You have infallible wisdom to direct you, immutable love to comfort you, and eternal power to defend you. ‘The LORD’ – note the word – ‘The LORD will guide you always.” Charles H. Spurgeon
“The brilliant are always the ones who simply live like light. What breaks any dark is the courage of just one star.” Ann Voskamp
“The darkness cannot understand the Light and the darkness cannot overcome the Light, Who is the LOGOS, Who is Jesus. There is neither comprehension nor victory in opposition to the Light. The darkness cannot overcome because its power is temporary, and its influence is temporary. This Light shone before the world was. This Light will shine after the world is no more. The darkness cannot comprehend the Light.” Ronnie Collier Stevens
“We draw people to Christ not by loudly discrediting what they believe, by telling them how wrong they are and how right we are, but by showing them a light that is so lovely that they want with all their hearts to know the source of it.” Madeline L’Engle
HEART SAVOR
• Jesus turns our darkness into light.
• Those who follow Him will never walk in darkness.
• God’s Word is a lamp for our way.
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