Numbers 22:1-38; Proverbs 19:1-29; James 3:1-4:12
My feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. Ps. 73:2
It is easy to slip or even fall when conditions underfoot are icy or muddy. This world is a cold and treacherous place for the believer who can be affected by what he or she sees around them. The psalmist realised how close he was to backsliding when he focused on the seeming prosperity of the wicked. However, in the nick of time, his vision was restored when he went “into the sanctuary” (73:17) and saw things as God sees them, in the light of eternity. Thus strengthened, his feet were steadied. —Clark Logan
Though my weary steps may falter
And my soul athirst may be,
Gushing from the Rock before me,
Lo! A spring of joy I see. —Fanny J. Crosby