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YOUR LIGHT IN THE DARK PLACE
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
2 Peter 1:19
2 Corinthians 4:3-6
 
“For the commandment is a lamp;
and the law is light; and reproofs
of instruction are the way of life.”
 
YOUR LIGHT IN THE DARK PLACE
 
The perfectly trustworthy Scripture that we have today is God’s special provision for our blessing. Peter reminded us that “whereunto ye do well that ye take heed.” God placed the Word of God in our hands that we may “take heed” to all that is recorded in it. The right attitude to God’s Word is not a doubtful, critical approach to all that it says, but a believing and obedient approach. If you heed what the Scripture says, “ye do well” (James 2:8).
 
In 2 Peter 1:19, the Apostle attempted further to explain the blessings of God’s Word. He said that it is “as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts.”
 
This world is a dark and murky place. It may have made considerable progress in technology and efficiency, but morally and spiritually, it is getting darker and darker. The Scripture often refers to the world as a dark place (John 1:5; Eph 6:12; 1 Thess 5:4ff; 1 John 2:8).
 
In this dark world, it is the Word of God that gives us light. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path” (Ps 119:105). If the Word of God governs our lives, we will have plenty of light to move forward through the darkness of falsehood and sin in this world. If we ignore the light of the Scripture, we will grope in the pit darkness of this sinful world, not knowing our direction.
 
The Scripture is our guide through this dark world “until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts.” The “day star” is Christ. He is called “the bright and morning star” in Revelation 22:16. He is also the “Sun of righteousness” (Mal 4:2). His coming will bring about the “day dawn.” To all those who have in their hearts the faith and expectation of Christ’s return, the Word of God is a light through this dark world till He returns and the “day” of eternity dawns. The Word of God not only assures us of Christ’s return, but also leads us through this dark world till we meet Him one day.
 
THOUGHT: Use the Scripture’s light to dispel the darkness around me.
PRAYER: “O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me.”

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