You’re walking a ‘prepared’ path - All The Word for Today Daily Devotionals for 2025

‘Created…to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.’ Ephesians 2:10 NIV

The word ‘prepared’ derives from an ancient custom of sending servants ahead of a king to have things ready for his arrival. But the King of Kings goes in advance of His servants and prepares the road ahead of us.

We don’t know this in advance, so we have to overcome our fears, step out in faith, and follow Him. And as we look back, we can say, ‘Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life’ (Psalm 23:6 KJV). In Ephesians 2:10, notice the words ‘good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.’ When you follow God, you’re walking a prepared path. It’s important to keep this in mind. When you find yourself in difficult circumstances, you need to know that God is directing your footsteps (See Psalm 37:23). You have assurance because you know that God has considered every contingency in your life and that He always has your best interest at heart. The psalmist David wrote: ‘O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it’ (Psalm 139:1–6 NKJV). If David, whom God called ‘a man after My own heart’ (Acts 13:22 NKJV), couldn’t take it all in, you won’t either. But God is not asking you to figure Him out; He is just asking you to trust Him.

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