Walk in the Light
Scripture:
Proverbs 4:10-19 (NLT)
10 My child, listen to me and do as I say,
and you will have a long, good life.
11 I will teach you wisdom’s ways
and lead you in straight paths.
12 When you walk, you won’t be held back;
when you run, you won’t stumble.
13 Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go.
Guard them, for they are the key to life.
14 Don’t do as the wicked do,
and don’t follow the path of evildoers.
15 Don’t even think about it; don’t go that way.
Turn away and keep moving.
16 For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the
day.
They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to
stumble.
17 They eat the food of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence!
18 The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
which shines ever brighter until the full light
of day.
19 But the way of the wicked is like total darkness.
They have no idea what they are stumbling over.
Devotion:
Today’s scripture taken from the
book of Proverbs will help us live a good life while avoiding the pitfalls of
evil. The teacher of wisdom here (traditionally Solomon) is encouraging his
children to listen to his words and follow them. The teacher is encouraging
them to walk and even run following his teachings and not be afraid of
stumbling. In the end we are told that the child who walks in the ways of
righteousness will shine like the noon day sun on a cloudless day.
Those who walk in the way of the
wicked meet a different fate. They are dedicated to the doing of evil. They
indeed will lack sleep unless they have found a victim for their evil. They have
no rest unless they have brought about evil for some innocent person. They eat
and drink evil itself. They wind up living in total darkness stumbling over
themselves unable to see where they are going.
We are warned not do choose the path
of evil in the strongest of terms. We are to flee from the evildoer and run
from the wicked paths. We are given a choice each day whether we will follow
the evil path that leads to darkness and death or the path of righteousness
that leads to light and life.
We must seek to follow Jesus who
said these words in John 12:35-36 (ESV) “The light is among you for a little
while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The
one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light,
believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” May we seek to follow
Jesus our light until we become pure reflections of the light we have found in
Christ. Let us be lights shining brightly in this dark, evil, and dangerous
world.
Prayer:
Lord teach us to walk in the path
your Son left for us to follow that we may find our way to the Celestial City. We
pray that the light of Christ will make our path clear and well lit. Keep us
from the dark paths that lead to ruin of our souls. Help not even to consider the
evil paths knowing the danger that lurks there. May we always run to the light
we have in Christ. Amen
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