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The Word for Today

by Bob and Debby Gass

Walking by faith

Today’s Reading:

July 9, 2025

‘"I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."’ John 8:12 NKJV

Many of us are waiting for the green light we have already been given. Jesus said, ‘… "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life"’ (John 8:12 NKJV). When do insight, illumination, and direction come? When you take the first steps of faith. We are not advocating a thoughtless or prayerless approach to decision-making. You need to know that God is calling you. But you can be so afraid of doing the wrong thing that you never do the right thing. It’s wise to think and rethink, but not overthink. Over analysis results in spiritual paralysis.

A pastor explains: ‘If you try to logically figure out the will of God, you’ll never take a step of faith. Why? Because the will of God is not logical. It’s theological.’ The word ‘theos’ means ‘God’. So, ‘theological’ denotes adding God into the equation. The pastor continues: ‘That’s why it doesn’t always add up on our human calculators. The promptings of the Holy Spirit won’t always make sense to your logical left brain.' However, we need to recognise that God's thoughts are higher than our thoughts (See Isaiah 55:8-9) and trusting the Holy Spirit is more important than leaning on our own understanding (see Prov 3:5-6). The disciples Jesus called did two things. They worked miracles, and they made mistakes. Had they been unwilling to make a mistake they would never have experienced the joy of working a miracle. So, go when the light is green.

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The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2025

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