LifeLink Devotions for Monday, November 3, 2025

I love camping. My wife and I didn’t get to do enough of it this summer. But there are trips that still live in my memory.  Like the one fourteen years ago we spent with our shepherd group from church. The kids were great and stayed occupied with the sand and swings. The campfire was stoked throughout the days and into the nights. The conversation with friends was stimulating and enlightening. We had a great time.

When the first evening of campfire chat had died down, Denise and I realized we had not brought a flashlight with us to the campfire. It wasn’t a long walk back to our campsite, but it was very dark. I told my wife that it would be fine because I’m a bowhunter and I walk in the dark all the time when pursuing Bambi. After a subtle comment from someone around the campfire about me being in the dark all the time, we took off hand in hand to walk back to our camper.

When we got near it I told her to follow me closely because there were obstacles in the path that could hurt if bumped into. She grabbed hold of my shirt and walked right behind me, trusting me to keep her safe. I didn’t lead her astray, and we arrived safely at the door.

That memory brings me to the next couple of verses in our study of Isaiah. Chapter fifty verse ten says, “Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the word of his servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God.”

Just as Denise trusted me that night by walking behind me as I led the way through the dark, we also can trust the Holy Spirit in us to guide us through the darkness of life. But there is one difference. You see, even though I was leading I was still walking in the dark. But with Jesus leading we are walking in the light because He is the Light of life.

Trust Jesus to light your way through the darkness when you follow Him.

Pastor John