[Songs in the Night - August 7]
Ye are the light of the world. Matthew 5:14
IN ORDER to have the Holy Spirit in large measure,
we must keep near to the Lord, for if we get away
from him, the light will go out.
If we neglect the
privilege of prayer or of study of the Scriptures or of
fellowship with the Lord through failure to think of
him, the illumination of the Spirit will grow dim.
On
the other hand, it will become brighter in proportion
to our realization of our own imperfections and to the
degree of our consecration to the Lord.
This we manifest
by the zeal with which we study his will as expressed
in his Word, and with which we practice that
will in the affairs of life.
These are the means by
which we may supply the oil to keep our light burning
brightly. Z'12-343 R5129:3 (Hymn 230)