Whom Shall I Fear?

Psalm 27:1
1The 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?

I like soups, stews, and chili! Especially if it is cold, rainy, and blustery. It is all about comfort. Dare I say it is a warm fuzzy feeling I get inside thing (Glad I got that one out!,)

I am so thankful that there are verses like this one scattered throughout the Holy word! This is one of those verses that sends that warm fuzzy comfort feeling to enter my soul as I read these words! The Psalmist always has it right, He needed these words and so do I!

The Lord is my light and my salvation;

We live in a dark sinful world! Confusion is on every side! The enemy is working overtime to bring a delusion to our eyes. We want to trust what the authorities are saying, yet we know they are lying every time the open their mouth. The older I get the more I realize the "Light" of the world (Jesus), is growing dim because we are not igniting the torch of His Salvation!

My heart is encouraged because I am reminded that "MY Lord" is my light! The Savior is my light illuminating the path before me as I plod along! He sheds more light on me as I seek His will and do it! He is my personal light cutting through the darkness of my heart!

Not only is He my Light, He is "My" salvation! He has saved my soul for all eternity! He is saving me from the evil one that seeks to destroy me! He is my salvation for the daily needs of my life, He is the salvation from myself, when I choose the wrong path. He is my salvation, when I choose to be a witness for Him as he saves the souls of those lost and in sin! He is perfect salvation.

He is my Light! He is my Salvation!

Whom shall I fear?

I love the fact this sentence is tucked in after the first wonderful affirmation! I believe the Psalmist was hiding behind the light and salvation of the Lord! He is sticking his tongue out at the devil! He is poking his finger in the eye of the enemy and challenging him to do something about it in the face of the LORD!

Since I have a Savior that can, and will, and has already whipped the enemy, I can stand victorious in triumph and lift my arm, boldly yelling "Whom shall I Fear?"

The Lord is the strength of my life;

I do not understand, the older I get the busier I get! The older I get the less strength I have (on my own) I am tuckered out at the end of the day! I find new hurts and pains daily! But!!!! My strength is not my own it is all His (the Lord). I find the more the Lord allows me to do the more I want to do! The more I do the more I need His strength! I heard an old time pastor say that he would rather burn out than rust out! I do not want either of those things, I want the Lord to give me His strength until the end and I am called to make the appointment that is universal to mankind!

Of whom shall I be afraid.

With His light, salvation, and strength promised to me I can ask "Whom shall I fear, and of whom shall I be afraid!" I thank the Lord Jesus Christ for this promise, it empowers me to go out and do big things for Him today

Whom do you fear? Of whom are you afraid????

With the Lord!!!! NO ONE!!!!!!!!!!!