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My Light, January 23
The Bible in My Life
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding
unto the simple.
Psalm 119:130
It [the Word of God] 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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