Psalm 119.105 – 112, Nun, opens with a well-known verse:

Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. (105)

Light is important. The light went out in my dog leash, and I forgot where I put my headlamp after the move so nighttime dog walking was difficult. The light in the leash is not all that powerful, but it does illumine the next step. It’s a “lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” It’s especially useful for finding and bagging the dog’s “business.”

Back to the lightless leash. I tried to charge it without success. I wrote to the leash manufacturer (in China), and they sent me a new one. Nice of them, but the problem turned out to be in my charging cable. The leash comes with a cable with a USB connection to plug into the source and a USB-C connection to plug into the leash. I had been using my iPhone charging cable with a USB-C connection at both ends, and it didn’t work. I don’t know why.

God’s Word doesn’t need to be recharged! In fact, if I change the metaphor, God’s Word is the power source. Jesus said, “You are the light of the world.” I need to be recharged! But I must connect to the Word with the right cable. Not the cable of knowledge but the cable of listening and obeying.

I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, to the very end. (112, emphasis mine)

Back to the light for my path. It’s the daily step by step that counts.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way. (Psalm 37.23, NKJV)