Acts 22:11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. There is such a thing as having too much light, as having so much light that we can see nothing. If God should send us all the light we ask for, we should all be blinded. What we need is not more light, so much as more faith — in a world where we must walk by faith rather than by sight. Light, in and of itself, is no guide to truth. Its glare is liable to bewilder, if not actually to blind, the human eye. Unless our faith keeps pace with — no, keeps ahead of — the light which we have, we are pretty sure to be worse off than if in darkness. That is the trouble with many a poor scientist — from the young medical student up to the agnostic philosopher — the light which has come into his eyes has dazed his sight, and he doesn't know enough to ask someone to take him by the hand and lead him. "Lord, increase our faith!" is a better prayer, for most of us, than "Lord, increase the light!" (H. C. Trumbull, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. |
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