Evening Devotional by C.H. Spurgeon
"And God saw the light." — Gen_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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