The
Lord
Is
My Fortress, Protecting Me From Danger,
So
Why Should I Tremble?
Scripture
Psalm
27
1 The Lord is
my light and my salvation—
so why should I be afraid?
The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger,
so why should I tremble?
2 When evil people come to devour me,
when my enemies and foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.
3 Though a mighty army surrounds me,
my heart will not be afraid.
Even if I am attacked,
I will remain confident.
so why should I be afraid?
The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger,
so why should I tremble?
2 When evil people come to devour me,
when my enemies and foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.
3 Though a mighty army surrounds me,
my heart will not be afraid.
Even if I am attacked,
I will remain confident.
Observation
I
don't know how much time you spend reading the Psalms, but as you can
probably see Eddy doesn't go too many days without reading a Psalm or
two.
Today
it was three!
Psalm
27 and Psalm 57 both deal with King David and how he handled being
attacked by people that opposed him. He spent a lot of his time on
the run being hunted down by people that wanted to kill him.
Maybe
you and I don't have people that want to kill us, but we probably all
have, if we are honest enough to admit it, people that oppose us and
seem to want to do us harm.
I
want everybody to like me, and you probably do too, but I am sorry to
inform you my friend, but that is not going to happen.
Jesus
was perfect and they crucified Him. You and I are not perfect, but if
we are striving to be like Jesus then we will face opposition and
persecution! Count on it!
These
people that are rubbing us the wrong way are God's spiritual
sandpaper. God will use these folks to sand us off and shape us.
We
are a work in progress. God is sanding off our rough edges to make us
more like His Son Jesus. Do we like it? No way, because it is very,
very painful.
Application
So
as I deal with the difficult people in my life I will hold on to
passages like Psalm 27 and Psalm 57 and a whole lot of other passages
in God's Word knowing that He has my back, He is on my side, and He
will take care of me. … How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I will wait patiently for You, Lord. I will be brave and
courageous. Yes, I will wait patiently for You.
Daily
Bible Reading: Psalms 125; Matthew 26,27; Psalm 27, Psalm 57;
Proverbs 27
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