The Use to Make of the Light
T. Adams. Psalm 118:27 God is the LORD, which has showed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar. 1. Rejoice in this light. Not as children, that come abroad to play in the sunshine, and make no more account of it. Nor as a people that never saw the sun, step out of their doors to gaze upon it, and then turn their backs on it. But rejoice with a solid joy, as they whom God hath "brought out of darkness into His marvellous light." 2. Walk worthy of this light (Ephesians 4:1). Be children of the light. As the light shines on thee, let it. shine in thee. Thou hast. small comfort to be in the light unless the light be in thee. Saith the prophet to the Church (Isaiah 60:1). As God hatch showed His light to you, "so let your light shine before men," etc. 3. Take heed of sore eyes. Pleasures, lusts, and vanities make the eyes sore that are dotingly fastened on them. The usurer with telling his gold; the haughty with contemplating his greatness; the drunkard with looking at the wine laughing in the cup; the lustful with gazing on his painted damnations, make their eyes so sore, that they cannot look up and behold this light. 4. Take benefit of this light while it shines. Either this light may be set to thee, or thou be set to it. That to thee, by removing the candlestick; thou to that, by the hand of death, which shall send thee to the land of forgetful darkness. Our Saviour taught us this, not only in precept, but in practice (John 9:4). Let us not do like some courtiers, that having light allowed them, play it out at cards, and go to bed darkling. 5. Lastly, help to maintain this light, that it go not out. If you would have the lamps of the sanctuary shine, pour in your oil. Grudge not a little cost to keep this light clear. Repine not you then at a little charge for the everlasting lamp of the Gospel. (T. Adams.) Parallel Verses KJV: God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar. WEB: Yahweh is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.