A Psalm of God's Will

105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

What does God want me to do in this situation? Where should we go to dinner? What schools should my kids attend? Do I take this job or do I stay where I am? We seek God’s will in our lives during situations like this, but are we asking the right question?

The psalmist in 119 asks for God to give understanding, knowledge, teaching, instruction, to walk, deal bountifully with, open my eyes to His instruction, and a host of other actions. These are to better know God’s Word. God’s Word is a lamp for the feet and a light to my path.

God’s Word instructs us on His will, to know Him and His plan of salvation in our lives. To know this is to know God’s will. This helps us to “grow where we are planted,” commonly referred to as our vocation, our calling in life (or the sum of who we are as God’s children serving as sons and daughters, and called to be brothers and sisters, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, friends, employees, co-workers, and neighbors). Our calling is to share God’s Word which has illuminated our path, so out of joy we share it with others.

We pray: Gracious God, help me to see the path You have given me in life so that I may walk in Your way. Help me to understand Your Word and to share it in all situations I find myself in, my true calling. In Christ’s name, Amen.