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The
LORD is my light and my
salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The
LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm
27:1
The LORD is my light
David speaks
with gratitude here and, yet, makes a profound statement. Light shows us the
way through the darkness. God shows us the right way to navigate through this
fallen world.
and my salvation
God saves us from our sins. He saves us from the guilt of
those
sins
we unintentionally commit.
whom shall I fear?
When we trust God and have Him by our side, we have His
strength to buoy us up and give us courage in the face of anything this world
can throw at us.
The LORD is the stronghold of my life
Because God is with us, we can face anything that would
enter our lives. The Apostle Paul tells the believers at Rome that nothing, not
tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger,
or sword, should separate us from God’s love. In all these things we are more
than conquerors through Him who loved us. (Romans 8:35,37)
of whom shall I be afraid?
David asks a rhetorical question here. He as told us that God is his stronghold and the one
who has delivered him from peril. He was not afraid of anyone. In today’s
world, a lot of distressing events happen, get reported via the media. We hear
talk of war and invasions and other atrocities to innocent people. However, we have a
God who is bigger than those happenings.
I love this post, it goes along with mine for today. Keeping my focus on Him.
ReplyDeleteSylvia: Thank you for stopping in. I went to your blog and read your blog post on Focus. You said it very well. Please feel free to stop in when you can. It was wonderful meeting you.
DeleteSo thankful for God, our refuge and strength, and stronghold. We need to stay focused on Him and not let this world get us down. When I listen too much to the media of the world, I get anxious and fearful. But when I listen to the voice of God, I am comforted and reassured that God is still in control and I need not fear what man can do to me. Praise God! Thank you for this post today. So good.
ReplyDeletePam: I understand the angst. A daughter of a friend really can't watch the news because it gets her emotionally down. I only watch the local news to be informed of what is going on and, even then, I find myself getting angry at the stupid things people do or depressed for the decisions made 'on our behalf'. If it wasn't for my relationship with God, I could not watch the news or read the newspapers.
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