- Light, Salvation and Strength
Psalm 27:1
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?
The unconditional promise for all of us is that the Lord is (and shall ever be) my light and my salvation and the strength of my life.
- My Light: Jesus is the light of the world (John 8:12); Jesus also says, “You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 5:14). This means that Jesus shines in us and out of us as light. The promise is that the Lord is my light, meaning that he will push back the darkness for me and I shall walk in light for the way. If the light of the Lord is always in me and around me there will be nothing for me to fear; I will not fear the darkness for “the darkness has not overcome it.” (John 1:5) In truth, if the Lord is my light all around me I cannot even see the darkness: whom shall I fear? I see darkness with my eyes and sometimes I can feel darkness with my emotions, but I walk by faith and I can only see the light. God is with me; He is Light, and in Him is no darkness at all. If He is here then no darkness can be here either: what is to fear? Faith does not see the darkness.
- My Salvation: Jesus is my Savior, the God of my Salvation. He has already saved me from sin, death and the power of the devil. He is daily and constantly saving me from the troubles these three enemies get me into; God is my salvation today and in every situation. He will save me from eternal death and hell. Jesus is actively saving me daily from trouble and distress every day, for He is my salvation. If He is always there to save me, whom shall I fear? He has saved, is saving, and will save me from all my enemies.
- The Strength of my life: the Lord, according to His promise, is not only my rock and my fortress upon which I can stand and in which I can hide, He is also the strength of my life on the inside, my inner strength. As my strength He makes me strong to stand against the attacks of the enemies, sin, death and devil; He makes me strong to drive them back and tear down their strongholds. If this is true, of whom shall I be afraid?
The Lord promises Light, Salvation and Strength, and because of these three aspects of God’s Presence there is nothing to fear. What is to be afraid of? What can my fear-instilling enemies do in the face of God’s light, God’s salvation, and God’s strength? I think nothing. Therefore, I will not fret, worry, stew, or be anxious for anything; for what my God promises He delivers.