Read Psalm 119:105-112
Nun is for lamp.
Or sometimes more specifically wick -- the part of an oil lamp that, when lit, gives light.
Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.
In a dark world, light is an important commodity.
God's Word is the perfect source of light.
I think of those in Scripture who followed God's word -- a specific call -- into the darkness...
Each knew the power of God's Word to pierce the darkness... darkness that tried to snuff out the light. Each could surely relate to the word's of our Hebrew friend:
My heart is set on keeping Your decrees to the very end.
Consider the difficulties of walking the call of God, being light in a dark world that doesn't recognize the Light...
I have suffered much; preserve my life, O Lord...
It's tough... those who live in the dark find the light offensive... it hurts their eyes...
...I constantly take my life in my hands...
God's Word lights the path that sees us through the darkness. Either way, with or without God's Word, in this world you will have trouble. As Believers, our response to God's call and His Word should be the same as His Son who brought Light to the whole world:
Even when it seems hard to walk in His Word, press on, it is the only Way to the light of life. Follow the footsteps of those who have gone before... look to the Light... let it light your path... it is worth the effort.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Hebrews 12:1
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