Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path. I. WHAT SORT OF A LAMP IS THE BIBLE? 1. It sheds wonderful light. (1) The length of time during which it has been shining. When Adam sinned, the Saviour who was afterwards to come was like kindling one little thread in the wick of this lamp. And then, as other parts of the Bible were written, the lamp burned brighter and brighter, till Jesus came and the New Testament was finished. And now for near two thousand years this lamp has been fully lighted and burning all the time. (2) The distance to which it shines. All the way from heaven to earth. (3) The power with which it shines, No tempest that ever beat, no wind that ever blew, no atmosphere, however foul, can put it out. 2. It yields wonderful comfort. (1) Under the trials of life. (2) In the prospect of death. 3. It affords wonderful safety. This world is like a great coal-mine, and all its inhabitants are like miners. The sins that abound here are like this dangerous gas, and, when they come in contact with our evil passions, violent explosions are often produced, and great damage is done. We need a safety-lamp to show us where the dangers lie, and help us to escape from them. And just such a lamp we have. The Bible is a safety-lamp which God has invented for this very purpose. It will always warn us when danger is nigh, and show us how we may escape it. II. WHAT SHOULD THOSE WHO HAVE THIS LAMP DO WITH IT? 1. Use it themselves. 2. Send it to others. (R. Newton, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.WEB: Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path. |
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