The Lamp of Life

 

The Lamp of Life

 

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

By Joseph Parker

Reprinted from: American Family Association

 

 

Your Word is a Lamp to my feet, and a Light to my path (Psa. 119:105).

“For best results, follow the instructions of the manufacturer.”  These are words we often find in the instruction manual that comes with an item purchased that needs to be assembled.  That’s true because usually, the one who made the item or appliance knows better than others how to put it together and/or how it should function or operate properly.

God, our heavenly Father, is the “manufacturer” – the Maker and Sustainer of all life and all people.  He created the whole world and all the people in it.  He knows how they were created to work best – and most fruitfully.

Sometimes the statement is made “The problem with life is it doesn’t come with an instruction manual!”  Oh, yes it does!  The instruction manual is called the Bible.  The Bible is the written Word of God.  It is God’s will and His wisdom.  The Word covers all of life in its counsel.  Every issue, every topic, and every matter in all of life is addressed in some way.  In direct statement or principle, everything is covered.

So if God’s Word is such an important key in life, believers need to make it a high priority to read, to meditate on, and to apply it in our lives. Tragically, though, too many believers fail to understand the great importance of daily spending time in God’s empowering Word.

Let’s consider a few reasons why every believer should decide to make it a high priority to spend time in God’s Word every single day.

Reading 3 chapters a day from the Word of God will bless you.  Let’s make it a high priority every day.  And parents, have your children read two or three chapters out loud to you.  It will greatly bless them and you.