Light had to be good—it sprang from that divine command of goodness itself: "Let there be light!" We who enjoy it should be far more grateful than we are. We should see more of God in it and by it.

Solomon called physical light sweet, but gospel light is infinitely more precious! It reveals eternal things and ministers to our immortal souls. When the Holy Spirit floods us with spiritual light and opens our eyes to behold the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, everything changes. We see sin in its true colors. We see ourselves in our real position. We see the Most Holy God as he reveals himself, the plan of mercy as he offers it, and the world to come as the Word describes it.

Spiritual light has many beams and prismatic colors—knowledge, joy, holiness, life—all divinely good. And if the light we receive is this good, what must the essential light be? How glorious must be the place where he reveals himself! O Lord, since light is so good, give us more of it, and more of yourself, the true light.

But mark this: No sooner is there a good thing in the world than a division is necessary. Light and darkness have no communion. God has divided them—let us not confound them!

Sons of light must not have fellowship with deeds, doctrines, or deceits of darkness. The children of the day must be sober, honest, and bold in their Lord's work, leaving the works of darkness to those who shall dwell in it forever. Our churches should by discipline divide the light from the darkness, and we should by our distinct separation from the world do the same.

In judgment, in action, in hearing, in teaching, in association, we must discern between the precious and the vile. We must maintain the great distinction which the Lord made upon the world's first day.

O Lord Jesus, be our light throughout this whole day, for your light is the light of men.