And God saw
the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from
the darkness." - Genesis 1:4 |
Light might well be good since it
sprang from that fiat of goodness, "Let there be light." We
who enjoy it should be more grateful for it than we are, and
see more of God in it and by it. Light physical is said by
Solomon to be sweet, but gospel light is infinitely more
precious, for it reveals eternal things, and ministers to our
immortal natures.
When the Holy Spirit gives us
spiritual light, and opens our eyes to behold the glory of God
in the face of Jesus Christ, we behold sin in its true
colours, and ourselves in our real position; we see the Most
Holy God as he reveals himself, the plan of mercy as he
propounds it, and the world to come as the Word describes it.
Spiritual light has many beams and prismatic colours, but
whether they be knowledge, joy, holiness, or life, all are
divinely good. If the light received be thus good, what must
the essential light be, and how glorious must be the place
where he reveals himself. O Lord, since light is s o good,
give us more of it, and more of thyself, the true light.
No sooner is there a good thing in the world, than a
division is necessary. Light and darkness have no communion;
God has divided them, let us not confound them. Sons of light
must not have fellowship with deeds, doctrines, or deceits of
darkness.
The children of the day must be sober,
honest, and bold in their Lord's work, leaving the works of
darkness to those who shall dwell in it for ever. Our Churches
should by discipline divide the light from the darkness, and
we should by our distinct separation from the world do the
same. In judgment, in action, in hearing, in teaching, in
association, we must discern between the precious and the
vile, and maintain the great distinction which the Lord made
upon the world's first day. O Lord Jesus, be thou our light
throughout the whole of this day, for thy light is the light
of men.
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"And God saw
the light." - Genesis 1:4 |
This morning we noticed the goodness
of the light, and the Lord's dividing it from the darkness, we
now note the special eye which the Lord had for the light.
"God saw the light"-he looked at it with complacency, gazed
upon it with pleasure, saw that it "was good." If the Lord has
given you light, dear reader, he looks on that light with
peculiar interest; for not only is it dear to him as his own
handiwork, but because it is like himself, for "He is light."
Pleasant it is to the believer to know that God's eye
is thus tenderly observant of that work of grace which he has
begun. He never loses sight of the treasure which he has
placed in our earthen vessels. Sometimes we cannot see the
light, but God always sees the light, and that is much better
than our seeing it.
Better for the judge to see my
innocence than for me to think I see it. It is very
comfortable for me to know that I am one of God's people-but
whether I know it or not, if the Lor d knows it, I am still
safe. This is the foundation, "The Lord knoweth them that are
his."
You may be sighing and groaning because of
inbred sin, and mourning over your darkness, yet the Lord sees
"light" in your heart, for he has put it there, and all the
cloudiness and gloom of your soul cannot conceal your light
from his gracious eye. You may have sunk low in despondency,
and even despair; but if your soul has any longing towards
Christ, and if you are seeking to rest in his finished work,
God sees the "light." He not only sees it, but he also
preserves it in you.
"I, the Lord, do keep it." This
is a precious thought to those who, after anxious watching and
guarding of themselves, feel their own powerlessness to do so.
The light thus preserved by his grace, he will one day develop
into the splendour of noonday, and the fulness of glory. The
light within is the dawn of the eternal day.
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