SPIRITUAL NAVIGATION - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2026

Our Daily Bread - Thursday, August 26, 2016
by RBC Ministries

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SPIRITUAL NAVIGATION

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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
-Psalm 119:105

THE BIBLE IN ONE 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 portto any remote corner of the world," 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" (Psalm 119:97). Rather than occasionally glancing at God's 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 a 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." - David McCasland
We need God's guidance from above,
His daily leading and His love;
As we trust Him for direction,
To our course He'll give correction. - Fitzhugh

With God as your navigator, you're headed in the right direction.

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