A Lamp -- A Light

Yesterday was a wonderful day of praise and worship in the house of the Lord as we gathered in His Name!  Our hearts were blessed, strengthened and encouraged as new light from God's Word was shed upon our pathway.  As we face the unknown of a new week, how thankful we should be for God's Holy Word to light our path.  In the beautiful 119th Psalm, we read these comforting words --

     "Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."  It is wonderful to know that as the sun provides physical light for the world, Jesus is spiritually the "light of the world." (John 8:12)  Without God's Holy Word, our world would lie in deep darkness, but "the entrance of Thy words giveth light."

We read in John 1:3-5 -- "All things were made by Him: and without Him was not anything made that was made.  In Him was life; and the life was the light of men.  And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."  How sad it is that although Jesus "was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world (John 1:9), when He, Himself, came into the world, those who were made by Him refused to accept Him.  And so, it is today.  The written Word has come into our world, but the world does not receive it either.  People still reject and ridicule the lamp and the light of the written Word, and the world still lies in darkness.  But, praise the Lord, for those who receive it, there is wonderful light! 

God's Word always brings light!  His first spoken Word was, "Let there be light." (Genesis 1:3)  Let us take careful heed to these words of Jesus in the 12th chapter of John --

     "Then Jesus said unto them, yet a little while is the light with you.  Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.  While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light."

     "Walking in the beautiful light of God, walking in the beautiful light of God;

In communion with the Lord, trusting in His Holy Word,

      We are walking in the beautiful light of God."