Let the light will lead the way

"Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105 NLT

In a story out of Denver 7 yesterday, the following was reported: An Illinois man unexpectedly won the Quad Cities Marathon this weekend when the two runners who had far outpaced him were disqualified after being diverted off the course by a race volunteer bicyclist. The Quad-City Times reports that Tyler Pence crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 6 seconds to become the first U.S. runner since 2001 to win the race. The head track and cross-country coach at the University of Illinois-Springfield, Pence logged his fastest time ever with the win. It came after Elijah Mwangangi Saolo and Luke Kibet, both from Kenya, diverted from the course a little more than halfway to the finish line when the bicycle rider leading them mistakenly went straight when he should have turned. Race director Joe Moreno confirmed to the Quad City Times that the bicyclist went the wrong way, but said runners should have known not to follow him. “At that intersection where that incident happened, the course was well-marked,’’ Moreno said. “The signage is well-displayed. The volunteers are there. And the fourth element is those elite runners have a meeting the day before to get familiar with the course.’’

And you know, when it comes to leading people the wrong way, we are in a day and age when the number of false prophets and teachers twisting the gospel is growing at an alarming rate. Therefore, it is the duty of every believer (that means you and me) to be familiar with the Word. So familiar in fact that we can discern when something being taught is contrary to the Scriptures, shining the light of the Word on whatever is being taught to expose any lies. You see, the Bible alone is the standard by which all truth must be judged—it is "a lamp" to guide our feet and "a light" to show the path that leads us to the finish line. 

 

So no matter how much a person, even your own pastor, professes to know and rightly handle the word of truth my friend, don't blindly follow them. Test every spirit to be sure that they come from God and never veer off the path the Lord has laid out for you. 

Heavenly Father, thank You for this reminder that shows how easy it is to veer off course and become disqualified from the Christian race. Lord, please give us a passion for the truth so that we would daily and diligently familiarize ourselves with the Word, so that we would not only stay on the path that leads to eternal salvation but lead others along the same route. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen.

Happy Running!!!