4. Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness. He does not lean to injustice in order to ease himself, but like a pillar stands erect, and he will be found so standing when the ungodly, who are as a collapsing wall, lie in ruins. He will have his days of darkness, he may be sick and poor; his former riches may take wings and fly away, while even his righteousness may be cruelly suspect; thus the clouds may lower around him, but his gloom will not last forever; the Lord will bring him light in due season, for as surely as a good man’s sun goes down it will rise again. If the darkness be caused by repression of spirit, the Holy Spirit will comfort him; if by pecuniary loss or personal bereavement, the presence of Christ will be his solace; and if by human cruelty and malignity, the sympathy of his Lord will be his support. He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. This is spoken of God in Psalm 111:4, and now the same words are used of his servant; thus we are taught that when God makes someone upright, he makes that person like himself. We are at best but humble copies of the great original; still we are copies, and because we are so we praise the Lord, who has created us anew in Christ Jesus.
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