"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 27:1
We live in a
dark and aimless world; one that will lead you astray if you don’t know the
passage that we focus on in today’s devotion… There are many things that we are
susceptible to in this life; many avenues that we can take that will lead us
down a path of destruction… The word of God declares that “For
wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many
enter through it.” The paths we see leading
toward darkness are more visible and enticing than the paths that lead to
Christ; however, despite what you see around you and how things may appear to
be, you must focus your eye on the narrow
path which leads to life… Everything
around you says that you can’t amount to anything and the statistics say that
you will fall into one of many unsuccessful categories; however, you can use
the things to motivate you instead of deter you and let the world know that “The Lord is my light and my
salvation…” I don’t know
about you, but I refuse to be a statistic, I refuse to allow this world to
limit me an dictate my future based on my ethnicity or past… God wants to open
your eyes to a bright future, He wants to transform your mind to begin to look
beyond what you know and see, but the key to all this is for you to recognize
that you can be better than you are and go further than you currently have
gone… As a child of God our
focus should be on living a life that is pleasing to the Lord and not appeasing
our fellowman… Even though we are sure to face highs and lows in the
rollercoaster of life our focus cannot be deterred or become unclear… The psalmist
today poses two questions that we will study and reflect on today, the first is “whom shall I fear” and the second is “whom shall I be afraid…” The use of the word fear in this
verse means terror, dread or horror; we all have many things in our lives that
at one point in time we feared… Notice that I did not focus this fear
specifically on a person, because there are different circumstances, obstacles
or trials that we fear… Fear
can be a vice grip that strangles our relationship with the Lord and causes us to
fall short of His promises… What
is it in your life that you fear? Are you scared of losing that special someone
so you do things that you shouldn’t, are you fearing the lose of a job so you
compromise your morals or integrity, are you fearful of financial insecurity so
you do all that you can to make a dollar…? These are the questions that plague
our lives daily; however, we see that as a child of God that “The Lord is my light and my
salvation…” It isn’t the
money that brings light into the dark areas of your life, it isn’t the warmth
of your boyfriend/girlfriend, wife/husband that eases your pains or brings you
through. We have to learn today to not let fear grip us or cause us to become
unfaithful to the Lord… God promised to never leave us nor forsake us, He knows
what you stand in need of and if you seek His kingdom first along with His
righteousness than everything else shall be added unto you…
Think about
your childhood and if you were every bullied or made fun of; you feared being
in the company of certain people and because of this fear the person or people
mentally controlled how you walked in school, what areas you avoided and how
confident you were within. Fear is a terrible trap that will take control of
your life and cause you to be susceptible to allowing other people,
circumstance or conditions to control you and your relationship with the
Lord…The next question this posed is “whom
shall I be afraid”, when one is afraid they are frightened, scared or
troubled… Being afraid is a little deeper than fear because we are called to
fear God which means to revere honor and respect Him… When we are afraid of
something not only does it control us, but it can kill us… When we are afraid
of something it usually is a quick developing situation that will lead us to a
quick response… It is critical as a child of God that we understand this, that
is why today that before this second question is posed that the psalmist writes “the Lord is the strength of my
life…” We must remember that
God strengthens us day by day, He provides us with authority and ability to do
great things… Fear can have a long-term impact when we look at the long-term of
life; being afraid can be an instant impact that will provide instant results
(positive or negative)… Think about David once he found out that Bathsheba was
pregnant, the fear was him having a child with a married woman; however David
was afraid upon hearing the news and therefore summons Uriah, Bathsheba’s
husband to come back home from war and we know that the story ends with Uriah
being killed… David feared the mistake he made, but was afraid of the immediate
impact and ended up taking a man’s life… No matter what the case may be,
whether we are fearful or afraid, we must know that “The Lord is my light and my
salvation…” and “the Lord is the strength of my
life…” If you are walking
under the umbrella of other people’s thoughts than you are not walking under
the umbrella of God’s love and His precious promises… If you fear anything
except God than you are allowing outside circumstances to control you and that
could be the reason for some of your aches and pains within your journey… Jesus
said that we will do greater things on this earth than He did; this is a
powerful statement for us to live by today knowing that God was His light and
strength… In reading this declaration that Jesus made I know that through His
trials He was elevated to the highest honor so I will not fear nor be afraid
because I know what my heavenly father has done and what He has prepared for
me… If we will do greater
things; that tells me that the light and strength of God will be even brighter
in me… Don’t fear, because
there is a light which is Christ shining at the end of your dark and dreary
tunnel…
BE
BLESSED!!!
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