January 5

Daily Bible Reading: Genesis 13, 14, 15; Psalm 5, 35, 65, 95, 125; Proverbs 5

“Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.” Psalm 65:11

Some time ago a story circulated the internet that was titled “Prayer Path”. The story opened with a missionary winning a village of natives from an island to Christ. Soon, these natives began to grow spiritually and understand the vital importance of Bible study and prayer. Each native had their own specific place of prayer. As each one walked daily to that place, a path began to be worn down in the grass. When one of these prayer warriors began to slip in their faithfulness, the grass and weeds would return again to cover the path.
What about your path over this past year? Has the path you once travelled begun to grow back over with grass and weeds?
Our text here tells us that God encircles the year. What a fantastic truth! No matter where we turn from year to year, our God is right there all around us protecting, providing, etc…
The word “paths” refers to a track, so we must stay on track with God encircling us. The word “drop” means to drip. The word “fatness” refers to abundance. So, as we travel the track of our lives, we are encircled by God’s goodness year after year. Our tracks drip with the abundance of God’s goodness and blessing.
As we commit to run the track of our lives, let us remember to be truly thankful that God encircles us and abundantly blesses us to the point that it runs over and begins to drip.