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Spiritual Navigation Read: Psalm 119:97-106 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 Bible in a Year: Psalm 119:89-176; 1 Corinthians 8 Dava Sobel's award-winning book Longitude describes a dilemma faced by early sailors. They could readily determine their latitude north or south of the equator by the length of the day or height of the sun. Calculating east/west longitude, however, remained complex and unreliable until English clockmaker John Harrison invented the marine chronometer. This was a clock that would carry the true time from the home port . . . to any remote corner of the world,â thus enabling sailors to determine longitude. As we navigate the seas of life, we also have a reliable source of spiritual direction the Bible. The psalmist wrote, Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day (Ps. 119:97). Rather than occasionally glancing at Godâs Word, he spoke of pondering the Lord's directions throughout each day: Your testimonies are my meditation (v.99). This was coupled with a commitment to obey the Author: I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments (v.106). Like the mariners of old, we need a constant guide to help us find our way and stay on course. That's what happens when we seek the Lord day by day with an open heart and a willing spirit that says, Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. We need God's guidance from above, His daily leading and His love; As we trust Him for direction, To our course Heâll give correction. With God as your navigator, youâre headed in the right direction. |
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