Sept. 27
THE DIVINE LIGHT IN DARKNESS
"For thou wilt light my candle" Ps. 18:28
It may be that my soul sits in darkness; and if this be of a
spiritual kind, no human power can bring me light. Blessed be God! He
can enlighten my darkness, and at once light my candle. Even though I
may be surrounded by a "darkness which might be felt," yet He can
break the gloom, and immediately make it bright around me.
The mercy is, that if He lights the candle none can blow it out,
neither will it go out for lack of substance, nor burn out of itself
through the lapse of hours. The lights which the Lord kindled in the
beginning are shining still. The Lord's lamps may need trimming, but
He does not put them out.
Let me, then, like the nightingale, sing in the dark. Expectation
shall furnish me with music, and hope shall pitch the tune. Soon I
shall rejoice in a candle of God's lighting. I am dull and dreary just
now. Perhaps it is the weather, or bodily weakness, or the surprise of
a sudden trouble; but whatever has made the darkness, it is God alone
who will bring the light. My eyes are unto Him alone. I shall soon
have the candles of the Lord shining about me; and, further on in His
own good time, I shall be where they need no candle, neither light of
the sun. Hallelujah!