Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.

Application: 

The Hebrew word for “lamp,” ner, refers to a small clay lamp with a single wick. The lamp helps the psalmist see along his path so he doesn’t stray from it.~

The Word of God serves as a source of light to lead the believer through life. It’s a lamp guiding our feet in a dark world (119:105). When the psalmist’s life was constantly at risk, God’s instruction offered illumination (119:109), helping him view his circumstances from God’s perspective. He was committed to obey [the Lord’s] statutes (119:112) so he could live without stumbling.*

Life cannot exist without light. God’s first written command was “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:3). God instructed Moses to build the golden lampstand in the Old Testament Tabernacle, which symbolizes the fullness and perfection of divine light, sustained by the oil of the Holy Spirit (Exodus 25:31-39). 

This lampstand foreshadowed the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, who is the light of the world. Whoever believes in Him, follows Him, trusts in Him, and commits to obedience to Him will not walk in darkness (John 8:12). 

This eternal light is now reflected into a dark world by born-again believers who walk, not according to the dictates of the flesh, the world, or the devil, but led by the Holy Spirit (Matthew 5:14-16, Galatians 5:16-25, Romans 8:1, Romans 8:14-17). 

*Reference: Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), 568.
~Reference: John D. Barry et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016), Ps 119:105.

To God be the glory!

Our Lord Jesus Christ created everything! By Him, For Him!

“The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26

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