Lamplight: Navigating the Darkness
Why the Word of God is our essential lamp in a dark world.
This section has a deep importance to me; it is the light by which we can see. In a coal mine, it is pure darkness. Without a light on their helmets, miners would be blind and couldn’t see to work. It’s the same with us and the Word of God.
Without God’s Word, we would be blind to the darkness in this world, it would just be “normal life.” We wouldn’t know the difference. This is the very mission Jesus gave Paul in Acts 26:18 (KJV):
“To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.”
Jesus also says in Matthew 5:14–16:
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
It’s a beautiful theme that runs from the very beginning (Genesis 1:3: “And God said, Let there be light”) all the way to the end (Revelation 22:5), where it says there will be no need for a lamp because “the Lord God giveth them light.” A miner doesn’t just carry a light to see where he is; he carries it to see where he’s going and to avoid the pitfalls in his path. In these pages, we treat the Word of God as our lamp—not just for comfort, but for safe passage. As you read Lamplight, my prayer is that your eyes are opened, your path is made clear, and your light shines steady for all to see.
Keep your lamps lit.
