Your Life Is Full of Light

The first part of the above verse clearly states, “The entrance of thy Words giveth light.” This phrase suggests that when somebody sits under the preaching of the word, light should come. God’s revelation should come.

But the balance of that verse tells us why this doesn’t happen for many people. “It giveth understanding to the simple.” In modern vernacular, when we refer to someone as being simple, we are suggesting that he or she has a lower than average intellectual capacity. Today if you call somebody simple, he or she will probably take offence.

Actually, that’s not the only definition of the word simple in King James English. One of the Hebrew root words translated simple means, open minded, “Believing every word (Naive)” So, basically, I see that this verse could read that the Word gives understanding to the open minded and the uncomplicated.

The entrance of God’s Word gives light to those who are open minded, to those who have simplified their lives. It shows us how He wants us to live our lives and the principles that should govern us. That wisdom, that light and that understanding come only to the Simple.