Led by His eyes!
Verse for Today: Sunday, February 03, 2013
Psalms 121:8 – The Lord will
watch over your coming and going both now and for evermore.
Walking on slippery ground is most
difficult because of the impending and built-in dangers. Even if we see the
dangers, it is not guarantee that we will not fall. But if we have someone strong
to hold on to every time we take a step, it will guarantee our safety. Such
security of our Lord’s presence is available to us when we walk with Him as our
travel companion. He holds our hands when we take each step. He watches over us
as we learn to walk by faith. He knows all our movements and warns us to beware
of detours. He teaches us to walk in His pathways which are laid bare before
us. His footsteps are there to guide us in our walk. His pathways are based on
the Word of God. They are pathways of obedience. If we love Him, we ought to
also walk on the footsteps of sacrifice, devotion, discipleship, prayer,
patience and faith. When we walk on His pathways, He is pleased with us and
leads us further. Our Lord has the perfect travel plan for us to follow. We
need to open our eyes to see the plan He has for us. If we walk the edges of
His ways, He will guarantee our proper walk both now and for evermore. If we
digress and take detours, He will discipline us and take us back to the right
path as long as we are ready to confess our thoughtlessness in deviating from
His path. As He watches over us, we need to also develop the fear of the Lord
in our demeanor, thoughts, desires, likes, dislikes and priorities. When we
walk on His pathways, there is no scope for competition with our co-travelers
because each is walking on a separate track though all walk on Calvary Road. There is also no scope for murmur and
frustration because all that we need to facilitate our travel is provided for.
Dear friend, are you a weary
traveler on the Calvary Road? Our Lord was weary and weak carrying the old
rugged cross on His shoulders as He walked that road of mockery, humiliation
and rejection. He walked joyfully as He walked for us and not for Himself. His
walk has made our walk possible. Yet He will not leave us alone as we walk the
Calvary Road because He knows that it is not easy to take this route. He
understands our weariness as we walk this difficult route, but He doesn’t want
us to succumb to the temptation to take a detour. As we walk, He holds our
hands and helps us to carry the cross which is an expression of our love to
Him. He meets all our physical, emotional and spiritual needs as we tread this
path. When we are tired, He revives us. When we are miserable, He encourages us
with bright hope about the path that we are privileged to take. When our sight
is blurred, He brightens our eyes with hope. He watches over each of our steps
lest we falter, slow down or become sluggard. He helps us to focus on the cross
before our eyes and the world behind us. He expects us to walk with full
dependence and faith on Him and not relying on our own strength, smartness,
experience and wisdom. It is a walk by looking unto the author and finisher of
our faith. It is a rewarding and enjoyable walk with the Lord just as Enoch
did. Today our Lord is asking us not to look back like the wife of Lot or
Demas, but look forward like Paul to run our race and finish our course with
His strength, power and provisions.
2 Corinthians 5:7 – For we
walk by faith, not by sight.
Thought for Today
When we walk by faith, our Lord leads us to our destination by His eyes
as He watches over us.
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