Worship for Today: The Lord is our confidence!

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Psalm 27:1,
 
"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?"

 

These words of confidence from David came from his absolute certainty that he lived in the Lord's favor. The Lord was David's light and salvation, he was David's "stronghold". David certainly lived his life in a demonstration of this confidence as he found it grounds for being fearless in the face of the threats he faced. In verse 10 he says, "Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me."

 

If someone where to make that claim in the media today, he might very likely be taken as arrogant in his assumption about his relationship with the Lord. How could anyone say such a thing?

 

For David, the confidence lies in the fact that the Lord was David's light. As opposed to being lost in the confusion of the claims of many who say "this is the way", or "that is the way", David followed the Lord as his light. In Psalm 119:105, in speaking of the word of the Lord, we read, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." In John 8:12, we read Jesus' words, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

 

David had his confidence in the Lord because the Lord provided unmistakable and understandable light, revealing himself to David. We have that light as well! Those of us who have embraced the Lord as he has revealed himself share in the same confidence David had! I find it just wonderful that the Lord has provided light for us just as he had David!
 
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!

Trevor Fisk
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