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Psalms 27:1-2

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? When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall.

Word Study

Fear – H3707 יָרֵא1 yārē’1 to be afraid, be frightened; to revere, respect; to be awesome, be dreadful, be feared; to frighten, terrify, intimidate; in some contexts fear relates to terror and fright, in other contexts fear relates to honor, respect and awe, as in “the fear of the LORD”

Afraid- H7064 פָּחַד pāḥad, to tremble, be afraid; to live in terror, fear; to make shake, make tremble

Thoughts…

This Psalm was written by David probably as a testimony after a battle. I took a new look at the word fear used in verse on “Whom shall I fear?”

Fear can stand for two things. One is to be afraid and the other is to pay respect or revere someone or something. If you respect someone you put an awful lot of trust, energy, and even love into that person. So I ask this simple question was David asking who will I be afraid of or whom will I put my respect, admiration, time, energy, and trust into?

How much time and energy do i devote to my enemy?
How much time and energy do i devote to god?
Which one is the one i should I show reverence and trust?
Who is the real stronghold?
I need to spend a lot less time and energy on my enemies and more time on the stronghold of God. After all, the God behind me is a lot bigger than the enemy in front of me!

Psalm 31:15
My Times are in your hands.

Andrew Murray was a South African pastor who visited England in 1895. While there, an old back injury flared up causing him to go on bed rest. The lady of the house he was staying at came to him one day because of a friend of hers was in bad shape. She asked Murray if he had any words of encouragement for her friend. He quickly handed her a piece of paper he had been writing on with words of encouragement for himself. It said,

“In times of trouble say:
First- God brought me here. It is by His will I am in this strait place. In that, I will rest.
Next-He will keep me in His love and give me grace in this trial to behave as his child.
Then-He will make the trial a blessing, teaching me lessons He intends me to learn, and working in me the grace he means to bestow.
Last-In his good time He can bring me out again-how and when he knows.
I am here-By God’s appointment, in His keeping, under His training, for His time.”

In this age of microwaves, drive-thrus, and instant pots, we want everything NOW! We would do good to remember that everything is in God’s hands and God’s timing. He knows where we are at and what we are going through. He knew we would be there long before we did. He will be there through it all and with us all the time. His love and grace will see us through, even in our darkest pit.

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