Habakkuk 3:19
GOD, the Lord, is my strength;
he makes my feet like the deer’s;
he makes me tread on my high places. To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments.
Our favorite way to study this verse is from the Amplified Bible Version. Sometimes we miss important words and their meanings when we just read the words rather than study them.
The Lord God is my strength [my source of courage, my invincible army];
He has made my feet [steady and sure] like hinds’ feet
And makes me walk [forward with spiritual confidence] on my [a]high places [of challenge and responsibility].
Those are beautiful meaningful words written about following the right leader. Jesus makes your feet like those of a mountain climbing hinds’ feet that are able to circle that tree, scale that wall, tackle that hill and cross that stream with steadiness and sureness.
But He also gives you the ability to walk and the way to see!
Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
John 8:12
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.“
Ephesians 4:1-6
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
There is one body and one Spirit–just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call– one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.