October 25

And the evening and the morning were the first day.** Genesis i. 5.

THE evening was “darkness” and the morning was “light,” and yet the two together are called by the name thut is given to the light alone! In every believer there is darkness and light, and yet he is not a sinner because there is sin in him, but he is a saint because he possesses some degree of holiness. This will be a most comforting thought to those who ask, “Can I be a child of God while there is so much darkness in me?” Yes; for you, like th day, take not your name from the evening, but from the morning; and you are spoken of in the word of God as if you were even now perfectly holy.