Psalm 119 (141 of 190 notes)

130. The entrance of thy words giveth light. No sooner do they gain admission into the soul than they enlighten it: what light may be expected from their prolonged indwelling! Their very entrance floods the mind with instruction, for they are so full, so clear; but, on the other hand, there must be such an entrance, or there will be no illumination. The mere hearing of the Word with the external ear is of small value by itself, but when the words of God enter into the chambers of the heart, then light is scattered on all sides. The Word finds no entrance into some minds because they are blocked up with self-conceit, or prejudice, or indifference; but where due attention is given, divine illumination must surely follow upon a knowledge of the mind of God. Oh that thy words, like the beams of the sun, may enter through the window of my understanding, and dispel the darkness of my mind! It giveth understanding unto the simple. The sincere and candid are the true disciples of the Word. To such it gives not only knowledge, but understanding. These simple-hearted ones are frequently despised, and their simplicity has another meaning infused into it, so as to be made the theme of ridicule; but what matters it? Those whom the world dubs as fools are among the truly wise if they are taught of God. What a divine power rests in the Word of God, since it not only bestows light, but gives that very mental eye by which the light is received—It giveth understanding. Hence the value of the words of God to the simple, who cannot receive mysterious truth unless their minds are aided to see it and prepared to grasp it.