WHAT a wonderful thing light is. Most of us do not think very much about it at all. We do not like the dark too well, and are always glad when the sun shines. Sometimes, though, I think God intends us to learn lessons from light.
I was walking in front of Buckingham Palace one day, in the great city of London, and it was beautifully lighted with batteries of powerful lights. Someone made the remark, “It is surely wonderful to see, but what a great number of lights are needed, and yet only one sun gives light to the whole world.”
When we remember that the sun is more than ninety million miles away, we just can’t think how very bright it must be. And yet there is a verse in the Bible that speaks about a light above the brightness of the sun. Do you know where that verse is? It is in the story of a man who hated the Lord Jesus. His name was Saul, and he was on his way to the city of Damascus to hunt for any who loved the Lord Jesus that he might arrest them and put them in jail. But God was watching that man, and He loved him. Just at noon time, when the sun is ever so bright, the very light of heaven shone right down on that sinful man. Did you know that the eyes of God are on you too, as you read this story? You cannot hide anything from Him, for the Bible says, “God is light.” 1 John 1:55This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5).
If you turn to the ninth chapter of the Acts, you will read the story of that bright light, and how Saul was blind for three days after seeing it. ‘What did the light show him? It showed him that he was a sinner, and that he was rushing down the road that leads to destruction. Right then and there he turned to the Lord Jesus and was saved.
Has God’s light ever shone into your heart, and shown you what road you are on? His Word will show you your need, and will also show you that God has met your need, by giving His own dear Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to die for your sins.
Messages of God’s Love 7/10/1955