‘Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path’ (Ps. 119:105).
In each verse of Psalm 119, the Psalmist mentions the Scriptures, with one exception, and the constant quo-tation of the Old Testament by our Lord and his apostles yields abundant evidence of loving and reverent fellowship with the holy men of past ages, who wrote and spoke as moved by the Holy Spirit. It is specially remarkable that the Lord Jesus in his Temptation, in all his teaching, and in the agony of the Cross bore constant witness to the unique authority of the word of God spoken through the Old Testament saints.
We may know God, says the Psalmist, through a threefold revelation. Though they have no audible voice or language, the heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament of space, studded with myriads of stars, shows his handiwork. Though speechless, their words witness for him to the uttermost parts of the earth.
The closing stanza of this great Psalm unfolds God’s handiwork in the construction and direction of our moral nature. Between these golden clasps the Psalmist extols the Scriptures under ten striking similitudes, and that disposition must be indeed extraordinary that does not come within the scope of one of them. The soul that needs restoring; the simple who would become wise; the sad heart who would rejoice; the eyes that would be enlightened; the soul that longs for the gold of truth; the desire for sincerity and reality; the search for understand-ing and righteousness – all such needs and many more are met from a devout reading of Holy Scripture.
All great ministries which have remained fresh and fragrant through long courses of years have proved the wealth of inexhaustible teaching and inspiration which lies hidden in the Bible. Let us each one resolve to soak ourselves in the Scripture before turning to prayer, as water poured in to moisten the sucker will help to draw water up.
Prayer:
Teach us, O blessed Spirit of Inspiration, so to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest thy words, that we may be thoroughly furnished unto all good works, and be enabled to lead others into a true understanding of and love for its hidden treasures. Amen.
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