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?
Nobody, Friends, Nobody! But yuh know I can’t believe we’ve never done a Bit from this wonderful Psalm of Bruh David, even though most of the verses in my Bible are highlighted, in different colours to boot, and there’s a blue border around it, with the word ‘Excellent’ written at the very top. How could we have missed it? I had to check and double check before I was convinced. I can only surmise that in the Lord’s plans, He’d pencilled it in for today. He’s the Master of timing, so I guess He feels we need a refresher course in trust and fearlessness right about now. What with all the difficult, fearful and fearsome times we’re currently experiencing, we do need reminding of the eternal source of our wholeness and strength. And no one sings the praises of our God, or exudes His trust and confidence more than Bruh David. ‘The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?’ Oh Friends, there’s no doubt, hesitation or wavering in that statement. It’s an expression of positive fact. Do we feel that way? We should, if we claim to be followers of Jesus. Nobody believed that more than Jesus. He called on His Father continuously, knowing without a doubt, who buttered His bread. ‘All things are delivered unto me of my Father.’ He says. (Matt.11:26) And if we can’t accept the words of Bruh David and Jesus as truth, then things really bad with us yes people. We don’t need just a refresher course, (smile) but a whole new training programme. Oh people, in these very troubled times, we all need a light to shine through our darkness, else we’ll walk in fear and trepidation, afraid we’ll stumble and fall when we can’t see where we’re going. And that’s where our Most High God Jehovah comes in. When we trust and believe in Him, He guides us, opens our eyes, lights the way for us, so we don’t take any wrong steps. Friends, I know it’s not easy to be always upbeat and spouting scripture when everything in our lives is pointing in a negative direction. I have my days of doubt and disgust too, but it’s especially in those times that we really need the uplifting scriptures to keep us afloat, to keep us affirming and believing, because that’s our most powerful tool; belief and hope that morphs into that master building tool of faith. So let’s see if we can’t light up our lives a li’l bit, with some of those uplifting scriptures nuh. ‘For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. For by thee have I run through a troop, and by my God have I leaped over a wall.’ (Ps.18:28-29) Oh Friends, what an inspiration is our God! He caused Bruh David to run through a whole troop and leap over a wall; just like Superman. The Lord is Bruh David’s kryptonite. And if that didn’t get the adrenalin flowing, then listen to this. ‘For the Lord God is a sun and a shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.’ (Ps.84:11-12) And Bruh David knows whereof he speaks Friends, because he lived most of his words; they were reactions to his good and bad times; songs of joy and heart piercing cries of doubt, pleading for help. Very few of us will live the rambunctious kind of life that Bruh David lived. In comparison to some of his troubles, ours seem rather piddling. But he rose above them all through trust and faith in his God, and so can we, by putting some more effort into it. Believe that when times get tough, the tough rise up and get going, and tough times never last, but tough people do. As Bruh Paul would say, we’re flesh, but we’re fighting a spiritual war. Yes people, it’s all on the inside; in the heart, the mind and the spirit. We can only be as strong on the outside as we are on the inside, cause we’re first and foremost spiritual beings existing in a body of flesh and bone. So what’s taking place internally is much more important than the external variables. It’s our spiritual state that will condition our responses to those external challenges. Therefore, to have the proper outward reactions, our minds and souls must at least be settled, if not at completely peace, that we can see all the available options and judge them wisely. If we’re all confused and unsettled on the inside, our external decisions won’t be the best. And Friends, the only way to get that inner peace and sensibility we need to tread our rough road successfully, is by putting our trust, surrendering ourselves completely to the One who’s our light, our sun, our shield. The One who sincerely promises; ‘The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God, thy glory.’ (Is.60:19) Oh Friends, what a magnificent promise! When the Lord comes in all His glory and splendour, His light shall shine brighter than the combined sun, moon and stars. We won’t need them then. Our path will be made clearer than the noonday, and our salvation assured. Hn,hn! I’ve worked myself up so much that I’ve run out of space. But I like that, cause it means I’ve been encouraged, for the Lord doesn’t have me write this for your encouragement alone Friends, but also for mine. Hope you’ve been uplifted too. We’ll continue this tomorrow. Much LOVE!…whatever is good and wholesome…think on those things…
Nobody, Friends, Nobody! But yuh know I can’t believe we’ve never done a Bit from this wonderful Psalm of Bruh David, even though most of the verses in my Bible are highlighted, in different colours to boot, and there’s a blue border around it, with the word ‘Excellent’ written at the very top. How could we have missed it? I had to check and double check before I was convinced. I can only surmise that in the Lord’s plans, He’d pencilled it in for today. He’s the Master of timing, so I guess He feels we need a refresher course in trust and fearlessness right about now. What with all the difficult, fearful and fearsome times we’re currently experiencing, we do need reminding of the eternal source of our wholeness and strength. And no one sings the praises of our God, or exudes His trust and confidence more than Bruh David. ‘The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?’ Oh Friends, there’s no doubt, hesitation or wavering in that statement. It’s an expression of positive fact. Do we feel that way? We should, if we claim to be followers of Jesus. Nobody believed that more than Jesus. He called on His Father continuously, knowing without a doubt, who buttered His bread. ‘All things are delivered unto me of my Father.’ He says. (Matt.11:26) And if we can’t accept the words of Bruh David and Jesus as truth, then things really bad with us yes people. We don’t need just a refresher course, (smile) but a whole new training programme. Oh people, in these very troubled times, we all need a light to shine through our darkness, else we’ll walk in fear and trepidation, afraid we’ll stumble and fall when we can’t see where we’re going. And that’s where our Most High God Jehovah comes in. When we trust and believe in Him, He guides us, opens our eyes, lights the way for us, so we don’t take any wrong steps. Friends, I know it’s not easy to be always upbeat and spouting scripture when everything in our lives is pointing in a negative direction. I have my days of doubt and disgust too, but it’s especially in those times that we really need the uplifting scriptures to keep us afloat, to keep us affirming and believing, because that’s our most powerful tool; belief and hope that morphs into that master building tool of faith. So let’s see if we can’t light up our lives a li’l bit, with some of those uplifting scriptures nuh. ‘For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. For by thee have I run through a troop, and by my God have I leaped over a wall.’ (Ps.18:28-29) Oh Friends, what an inspiration is our God! He caused Bruh David to run through a whole troop and leap over a wall; just like Superman. The Lord is Bruh David’s kryptonite. And if that didn’t get the adrenalin flowing, then listen to this. ‘For the Lord God is a sun and a shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.’ (Ps.84:11-12) And Bruh David knows whereof he speaks Friends, because he lived most of his words; they were reactions to his good and bad times; songs of joy and heart piercing cries of doubt, pleading for help. Very few of us will live the rambunctious kind of life that Bruh David lived. In comparison to some of his troubles, ours seem rather piddling. But he rose above them all through trust and faith in his God, and so can we, by putting some more effort into it. Believe that when times get tough, the tough rise up and get going, and tough times never last, but tough people do. As Bruh Paul would say, we’re flesh, but we’re fighting a spiritual war. Yes people, it’s all on the inside; in the heart, the mind and the spirit. We can only be as strong on the outside as we are on the inside, cause we’re first and foremost spiritual beings existing in a body of flesh and bone. So what’s taking place internally is much more important than the external variables. It’s our spiritual state that will condition our responses to those external challenges. Therefore, to have the proper outward reactions, our minds and souls must at least be settled, if not at completely peace, that we can see all the available options and judge them wisely. If we’re all confused and unsettled on the inside, our external decisions won’t be the best. And Friends, the only way to get that inner peace and sensibility we need to tread our rough road successfully, is by putting our trust, surrendering ourselves completely to the One who’s our light, our sun, our shield. The One who sincerely promises; ‘The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God, thy glory.’ (Is.60:19) Oh Friends, what a magnificent promise! When the Lord comes in all His glory and splendour, His light shall shine brighter than the combined sun, moon and stars. We won’t need them then. Our path will be made clearer than the noonday, and our salvation assured. Hn,hn! I’ve worked myself up so much that I’ve run out of space. But I like that, cause it means I’ve been encouraged, for the Lord doesn’t have me write this for your encouragement alone Friends, but also for mine. Hope you’ve been uplifted too. We’ll continue this tomorrow. Much LOVE!…whatever is good and wholesome…think on those things…
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