28. Even the children of the day sometimes need candlelight. In the darkest
hour light will arise; a candle will be lit; it will be comfort such as we may
fittingly use without dishonesty—it will be our own candle; yet God himself
will find the holy fire with which the candle will burn; our evidences are our
own, but their comfortable light is from above. The metaphor of the whole verse
is founded upon the dolorous nature of darkness and the delightfulness of
light; and even so the presence of the Lord removes all the gloom of sorrow,
and enables the believer to rejoice with exceeding great joy. The lighting of
the lamp is a cheerful moment in the winter’s evening, but the lifting up of
the light of God’s countenance is happier far. It is said that the poor in
Egypt will stint themselves of bread to buy oil for the lamp, so that they may
not sit in darkness; we could well afford to part with all earthly comforts if
the light of God’s love could but constantly gladden our souls.
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