"And God saw the light." --Genesis 1:4
This morning we noticed the goodness of the light, and the Lord's dividing it
from the darkness, we now note the special eye which the Lord had for the light.
"God saw the light"--He looked at it with complacency, gazed upon it with
pleasure, saw that it "was good." If the Lord has given you light, dear reader,
He looks on that light with peculiar interest; for not only is it dear to Him as
His own handiwork, but because it is like Himself, for "He is light." Pleasant
it is to the believer to know that God's eye is thus tenderly observant of that
work of grace which He has begun. He never loses sight of the treasure which He
has placed in our earthen vessels. Sometimes we cannot see the light, but God
always sees the light, and that is much better than our seeing it. Better for
the judge to see my innocence than for me to think I see it. It is very
comfortable for me to know that I am one of God's people--but whether
I
know it or not, if the Lord knows it, I am still safe. This is the foundation,
"The Lord knoweth them that are His." You may be sighing and groaning because of
inbred sin, and mourning over your darkness, yet the Lord sees "light" in your
heart, for He has put it there, and all the cloudiness and gloom of your soul
cannot conceal your light from His gracious eye. You may have sunk low in
despondency, and even despair; but if your soul has any longing towards Christ,
and if you are seeking to rest in His finished work, God sees the "light." He
not only
sees it, but He also
preserves it in you. "I, the Lord,
do keep it." This is a precious thought to those who, after anxious watching and
guarding of themselves, feel their own powerlessness to do so. The light thus
preserved by His grace, He will one day develop into the splendour of noonday,
and the fulness of glory. The light within is the dawn of the eternal day.
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