Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
If the Word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path in this DARK world, then how without the Word will I be able to see and know which way to go?
Without the Word I'm walking blind and aimless not knowing where I'm going or where I'm headed. Scary thought huh?
Now, how can the Word be a lamp and a light unless I know it, read it and hide it in my heart?
Without the Word I notice I start dying spiritually. I like to describe it as a slow rot that comes on and man do I start to stink fast! I can even smell it myself and I hate that feeling, it disgusts me.
Yet you know what? To my curiosity I've noticed how quickly I can get used to that nasty and painful rot. That's an even scarier thought.
So you might ask, what then is the cure for this rot? Thankfully the cure is so simple!! All I have to do is dive back into the Word.
The Word is like a soothing balm to my soul. I feel myself coming alive again. A peace and a warmth wash over me and I start jumping from place to place in the Word delighting over what I find. It's awesome!
The psalmist wrote it best when he said: How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to mouth!
So you might ask why then do I let this rot even creep up??? And here I pause and tell myself I can't be the only Christian who does this.
Anyway, why does this rot come on? Because life gets busy. Because babies get sick and need lots of care. Because houses need cleaning. Because dinner needs to be cooked. Because mommy is exhausted at the end of the day and dead tired in the mornings.
My heartfelt prayer; Lord you see into my heart, even the deepest parts and so you know-I LOVE YOU. You are my strength, my joy and my delight. You are awesome, you are genius, you are amazing. Here I am Lord once again. I'm a tired mommy but I'm yours to use as you can. I open myself to you, it's all I can do!
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Ruth Graham, wife of famous Dr. Billy Graham, made the statement that she prays on the hoof. That means she prays and communes with God while running about, doing chores, tending to her family, etc. When I read this when you were a little girl, Jennifer, (Mom, here) it comforted me, I used to feel so guilty when evangelists would come to our church and talk about spending hours, or even an hour a day, before the Lord in prayer. But then I read that about Ruth Graham, and then, also, one day the Lord whispered in my heart that because I was communing with him during my busyness, He was pleased with me. Ruth Graham also keeps open Bibles in several places throughout her house and reads snatches here and there.
Thank you for a beautiful post. I love your word picture of the smell of rot and the sweetness of honey. Thank you for reminding me to constantly make a place for communing with God in the busyness of my life.
I'm proud of you, daughter.
Love, Mom
I just love that scripture: "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105.
It's one of the first (of hundreds) I learned as a child. Course we used the King James Version then. "Thy Word is a lamp..."
It's such a great visual. When our little grandsons visit, they love to go in our large, walk-in closet with flashlights. The little one, Nicholas, doesn't want the door closed. He's afraid, and wants more light than just the flashlights. It's amazing how comforting a light is in the darkness. And it guides us. They like to roll under Milton's long row of shirts and get to the back wall of the closet. Occasionally, they'll find a hanger on the floor and bring it out.
Hmmm. What are some other things a light in darkness does?
I'm getting great visual pictures right now!
In fact, they're so good, I need to turn off my computer and go have my devotions and Bible reading!
:)
Love, Mom
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