ELSEWHERE David prayed, “Order my steps in Thy Word.” This is the only path of safety through a defiling world. The Word of God is a light on the road, showing up every danger and snare and indicating the right places upon which to place our feet. The words of the Apostle John may well be taken as from the Lord Himself, “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.”
Some one noticed that in George Muller’s Bible he had written in the margin opposite this verse, and as following after steps, “and the stops.” Our steps and our stops are alike ordered of the Lord as we allow Him to guide by His Word.
“Our path is most rugged, and dangerous too,
A wide trackless waste our journey lies through;
But the pillar of cloud that shows us our way
Is our sure light by night, and shades us by day.
Our Shepherd is still our Guardian and Guide,
Before us He goes to help and provide:
The springs that refresh us from heaven were given,
Our bread is the Manna that came down from heaven.”
―J. G. Deck.