January 29

Let us walk in the light of the Lord.—Isaiah 2:5.

DO I make real and diligent use of the light which God has given to enable me to walk safely through the darkness of this world to the realms of endless day? Do I open the eyes of my conscience and heart to the light of revelation? Do I walk in that light myself, and endeavor to lead others to walk in it? Am I truly grateful for my many privileges and means of grace? And is my gratitude manifest in a life of holy obedience?

If we walk in the light of God's truth and love, that light will not merely beam on our path, but it will be reflected from ourselves to others. Our brightness will be seen; and as the streaming rays from the lighthouse reach far out to sea, where troubled mariners are seeking the shore, so the light of our life will point men to the haven of rest. *

Keep your face toward the Sun of righteousness, and you will have before you nothing but its bright light and comforting heat. But turn your back to it, and before you will be shadows and darkness, and the chill will enter your soul.—SPENCER.

Walk but with God, from darkness light shall shine, And out of present sorrows, joy shall rise.

Trust, then, in faith, the guardian hand divine; And know that God, supremely good and wise, Will pour his light, and lead thee to the skies.