Dear Missionary Lady,
Greetings in the name of the One who prepares our path.
“Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip” (Psalm 18:36).
Perhaps you have seen a mountain climber on a rock wall. You have seen
his hands clasp knobs of rock. You have seen his toes cling to tiny bumps or
support themselves on the narrowest of ledges. Sometimes it seemed there was
nothing at all to support his hands or feet; he appeared to be magically glued
to a sheer wall. You may have marveled at his skill, but thought to yourself,
“If I were climbing, I would need the footholds to be as wide as possible.”
That certainly would make the climb easier and safer. When groups of mountain climbers scale a sheer rock wall or traverse a smooth icy expanse, they have to make the path as safe as they can. With their axes they carve out steps for themselves and for those who follow. A careful climber will make those carved-out steps as wide and as smooth as possible.
This is the picture that God gives in this verse. He makes the steps wide so that you can walk without falling. He enlarges your steps so they are safe and sure. The path you have to travel is not always completely smooth, but God intervenes to make it as sure and as safe as possible. He sees the steps that are too narrow and that would present a danger for you, and He enlarges them. He makes them wider and safer, so that you can tread the dangerous terrain without slipping.
God is very good at this preparation and does it well enough to give success. The psalmist claims that God’s efforts were effective. The psalmist was able to walk without slipping. God can prepare your steps just as effectively.
May God give you wide steps and steady feet as you follow Him this week.
Love in Christ,
Peggy Holt
member at Open Door Baptist Church in Lebanon, PA
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