Day 7: In paths of light
The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day (Proverbs 4:18).
To know the way of God we must know His will. The one business of life is to learn to do that will. We say in our prayers, “Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven,” without always considering the great significance of those words. If our prayer is answered, our whole life will be drawn into the divine way.
What effect, for example, will God’s way have on our grudges, our unbrotherly feelings, our jealousies, our resentments, our selfishnesses? They will all be taken captive to Christ that we may be brought in tune with the law of love. So in all life.
The way in which God guides us is a way of holiness. It is an ever-ascending way, for its destination is heaven. Therefore that prayer is one we must make continually. We must always keep climbing upward. No matter how Christlike you are today, you should be somewhat better, somewhat more like Him tomorrow.
The way is easier to know than to follow.... our only safety is to “walk in the light, as He is in the light” (1 John 1:7). Divine guidance is needed not only for what some think of as the “spiritual” part of our life... but... for all the common paths.
We need never doubt that God’s way leads always to the best things, to the truest and to the most real good. When we insist on our own way instead of God’s, we are always making a mistake, the end of which will be sorrow and hurt.
But let no one ever think that the way of the Lord is a mistake, however disappointing to our hopes and dreams it may be. One day we shall see that every divine leading, whatever it may have cost us of earthly measure to follow it, was both wise and good. “Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore" (Psalm 16:11).
~ James R. Miller ~ 1904
Trying to walk in the steps of the Savior,
Trying to follow our Savior and King;
Shaping our lives by His blessed example,
Happy, how happy, the songs that we bring.
Refrain:
How beautiful to walk in the steps of the Savior,
Stepping in the light, stepping in the light,
How beautiful to walk in the steps of the Savior,
Led in paths of light.
Pressing more closely to Him Who is leading,
When we are tempted to turn from the way;
Trusting the arm that is strong to defend us,
Happy, how happy, our praises each day.
Walking in footsteps of gentle forbearance,
Footsteps of faithfulness, mercy, and love,
Looking to Him for the grace freely promised,
Happy, how happy, our journey above.
Trying to walk in the steps of the Savior,
Upward, still upward, we follow our Guide;
When we shall see Him, “the King in His beauty,”
Happy, how happy, our place at His side.
~ Eliza E. Hewitt ~ pub.1890
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