My Light

[Thompson, Darryl]

My Light

     The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding
unto the simple. Ps. 119:130  

     It is a light shining in a dark place. As we search its pages,
light enters the heart, illuminating the mind. By this light we see what
we ought to be.  

     We see in the Word, warnings and promises, with God behind them
all. We are invited to search this Word for aid when brought into
difficult places. If we do not consult the Guidebook at every step,
inquiring, Is this the way of the Lord? our words and acts will be
tainted by selfishness. We shall forget God, and walk in paths that He
has not chosen for us.  

     God's Word is full of precious promises and helpful counsel. It is
infallible; for God cannot err. It has help for every circumstance and
condition of life, and God looks on with sadness when His children turn
from it to human aid.  

     He who through the Scriptures holds communion with God will be
ennobled and sanctified. As he reads the inspired record of the
Saviour's love, his heart will melt in tenderness and contrition. He
will be filled with a desire to be like his Master, to live a life of
loving service. . . . By a miracle of His power He has preserved His
Written Word through the ages.  

     This book is God's great director. . . . It flashes its light
ahead, that we may see the path by which we are traveling; and its rays
are thrown back on past history, showing the most perfect harmony in
that which, to the mind in darkness, appears like error and discord. In
that which seems to the worldling an inexplicable mystery, God's
children see light and beauty.  

     Happy is the man who has discovered for himself that the Word of
God is a light to his feet and a lamp to his path--a light shining in a
dark place. It is heaven's directory for men. 

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