December 15

“If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.” John 7:17

God grants us light to the degree that he sees we genuinely desire to know his will and do it. A heart that is hardened or self-seeking or self-reliant may shut out God’s light, If we truly want him to illumine us, we must be tender, unselfish, dependent on him, in short, we must be humble, for we are subject to error. What we judge as right may not necessarily be right; what we judge as wrong may not be wrong at all.

We may see darkness as light, or see light and think it darkness. It is so easy for us to act overconfidently and in haste on these mistaken grounds. It is only the light of God that can show us the true character of a thing. Let us ask for that light out of a pure desire for his will, for the Christian life should not be filled with problems, doubts, hesitations, and mistakes.