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How to Search the Scriptures
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Acts xvii. 11; 2 Tim. ii. 15.
Josh. i. 8; Ps. cxix. 12.
John xx. 31; Ps. cxix. 9.
Acts xvii. 11; Ps. i. 2.
Luke xxiv. 27; 2 Tim. iii. 16, 17.
Luke xxiv. 45; Jas. i. 22, LIGHT ON OUR PATHWAY. Ps. cxIx. 105.
THY WORD Here we have a picture which, at first sight, may not seem to be very interesting, and yet it is one of the most instructive that can be produced. Look at it for a moment, and see what it represents. You see, in part at least, the figure of a man, and he seems to be walking. You also see the outlines of a street, and at the corner you observe a lamp-post. In the man's hand you see a burning lamp, while the street-lamp also sends out its rays of light upon the darkness, thus enabling the man to see his way. Near the top of the picture you also see a book, which represents the Bible, the word of God. How beautifully the picture illustrates the Psalmist's declaration, "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
This man is carrying the light because he needs it. If the sun were shining, or the moon or stars, he might not need it. But it is night, and so dark that he must have the light. So we need the light of God's word. "It is not in man that walketh to direct his steps." Jer. x. 28. The way is dark, and he cannot tell where to go. He wanders, stumbles and falls. But when he BLACKBOARD ILLUSTRATIONS, dec. turns to God's word he finds "a lamp unto his feet, and a light unto his path." I have read of a traveller on the mountains who was for a time enveloped in a heavy mist, and could scarcely sce his way from one rocky spur to another. Suddenly the mist. rolled away, and to his surprise he found himself standing on the verge of a fearful precipice. The misty cloud was swept away just in time to show him his danger. So, when God's word becomes a "lamp to our feet," it shows us the perils of the way, and we walk in safety. "The entrance of thy words giveth light. Ps. cxix. 130. Let us remember that we are to keep this light with us wherever we go. A lamp will do us no good on a dark night if we leave it at home. What is this man, in the picture, doing with his light? You say, "Carrying it with him." Yes. And you are to take the word of God with you. Do you ask how? Carry it on the tablet of your memory. Keep it there. Do as the little boy did, who had to give up his Bible to the priest. The priest burned up the book, but the little boy said, "Thank God, you cannot burn up the twenty-eight chapters of Matthew that I have got in my head." He carried the light with him. We are pilgrims. Our way is dark. Let us take the light with us, and we shall walk in comfort, confidence, and safety.
WHY WE SHOULD TAKE GOD FOR OUR GUIDE. 1. Because as travellers we need a guide.......Jer. iii. 4. 2. Because He knows the road..
Heb. iv. 15. 3. Because He has Himself encountered its dangers.. Heb. ii. 10. 4. Because He goes with the traveller all the way. . Ps. xxiii. 4. 5. Because He cheers and supports when weary.. Ps. xxxvii. 23. 6. Because as travellers we must follow our guide.. 1 Peter ii. 21.