“The Lord is my light, and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”
Psalm 27was written to help us deal with fear. The first verse, printed above, sets the stage for living victoriously “when afraid.” When afraid, David depended on the Lord as his “light.” This is why Jesus told us in John 8:12, that He is “the light of the world.” It’s like turning the lights on to keep from stumbling in the darkness. Walking in the light of the Lord will help us be careful, and wise, about where we put our feet. I have tried to remember this as I have encountered the troubles that I have encountered in my life. That light is available to you at all times, and it is only a prayer away. Call on the Lord and He will make the way plain for you. Well, don’t just read it…..do it! (That was to me as well as you.) When afraid David was aware that the Lord was his “salvation.” Salvation is a double edged sword. When we trust in Jesus we are saved and we have His salvation. Notice that he wrote that the “Lord is….my salvation.” We would call this “soul salvation.” This means that we are depending on the Lord to take us to heaven when that time comes. The other edge of the sword is that we depend upon the Lord to save in the midst of all of the struggles of life. King David’s life was not trouble-free. He was saved through the struggles, just as we are. Some of those struggles were the result of his own doing, but he was saved from those too through repentance and prayer. Look to the Lord today to save you with the double-edged sword of salvation. When afraid, David depended on the strength of the Lord: “The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?” Notice that when David encountered his struggles he had the strength of the Lord. He had actually made God the strength of His life. In these trying days we need to depend upon the strength of the Lord. When we walk in Christ’s light and have His salvation, we have been given the strength to meet whatever life brings. This doesn’t mean that we will never be afraid. What it does mean is that our lives will not be ruled by fear. Look to the Lord for strength! When afraid, we should walk in the light, claim God’s salvation and lean on the Lord’s strength. Bro. Joe
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