“When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.”
Proverbs 4:12
One stormy night a man was crossing a mountain. The moon shone dimly through the clouds, so he put his lantern under his cloak to protect his hands from the biting wind. A gust of wind blew open his coat, and the light shone to reveal the edge of a large quarry; with one more step, he’d have fallen. The light saved him.
Several years ago Andrew Young, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, spoke on a similar note to the University of Maryland’s graduating class. He told them to get a Bible. “It won’t hurt you at all,” he said, “and it will give you more illumination and purpose in life. It’s better to invest [a small amount] in a Bible now than [a fortune] for a psychiatrist later.”
The prophet Jeremiah understood the power of the Word to keep our steps firm. “This is what the LORD says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls’” (6:16).
Will you walk firmly in the Word’s power or will you stumble when your steps are hampered?
Several years ago Andrew Young, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, spoke on a similar note to the University of Maryland’s graduating class. He told them to get a Bible. “It won’t hurt you at all,” he said, “and it will give you more illumination and purpose in life. It’s better to invest [a small amount] in a Bible now than [a fortune] for a psychiatrist later.”
The prophet Jeremiah understood the power of the Word to keep our steps firm. “This is what the LORD says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls’” (6:16).
Will you walk firmly in the Word’s power or will you stumble when your steps are hampered?
Scripture Focus
Proverbs 4:14-19
Insight
“’Tis so sweet to walk with Jesus,/ Step by step and day by day;/ Stepping in His very footprints,/ Walking with Him all the way.” (Albert B. Simpson, 1897)
Bible In A Year
- Job 11-12
- Psalm 48
- Luke 11
