June 7, 2026 -- Psalm 27:1 -- Crying out for help

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Of David.
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear? Psalm 27:1
 
In the middle of the chaos of crisis, it might have been tempting for David to look at his enemies. Or stew in the remembrance of wild beasts that threatened him as he kept his father’s sheep in his youth or the rebellion of his own officials. All the threats he’d faced before he might mentally have begun to pile one on top of another. The heart’s temptation might be to consider all the ways in which one has suffered. To rehearse all the wrongs, real and imagined, recently endured or from long ago, and complain. Look at how David, inspired by the Spirit of God, handled the crises. He preached to his soul. The total psalm shows us each time there are real menaces arrayed against him; his impulse is to preach to his own soul. He is telling his soul to trust in God.
 
The LORD—this is the covenant Name of God. It is the Name of Salvation which the LORD our God revealed to Moses at the burning bush. It is the Name God gave to Himself and taught His people so that they’d know, with head knowledge and assurance that resonates from the heart, there’s no God, no power, no enemy which could ever withstand the LORD, Who is arrayed in Splendor.
 
Today, Christians declare Jesus is Lord. The disciple that had doubted Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, upon seeing His nail-scarred hands, touching the wound at His side (the one made when the soldier’s sword pierced him and blood and water rushed out) declared: “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28). Doubting Thomas, become believing Thomas.
 
As the All-Powerful One, the LORD, appeared to crisis-tossed, sin-choked people through-out the Bible, and revealed His splendid saving power, so He continues to do. Today is Sunday. Get to a Bible believing Church. Especially if you are in crisis, or struggling against sin, or wondering if God even knows you’re alive. Hear the powerful word declare Him Who is your LORD, your light and salvation. Phone a Christian friend and get the encouragement you need to fight the good fight of faith.
 
As the storm-tossed seas of my life crash wave upon wave of troubles and threats, I pray those words which David preached to his soul: Oh LORD, You are my light and my Salvation. Let those words inspire me to anchor my hope and confidence in Jesus. Jesus, I confess it. You are the radiance of the Father’s glory and the fulfilment of His salvation to weary souls. Amen.
 
https://youtu.be/27WmFfY3rwc?si=aeosdZJfa6SrvmRR Still My Soul, Be Still
 

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