As we look at how God is our light, our Bible verse is 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?” (KJV) I think of the different ways God is our light. The first thing I think of as I look at my Bible Journaling page is, I misspelled the word “light”. So, God illuminates our mistakes or sins, the things we struggle with. He does this because He knows we are not perfect, and we need His help to become who He wants us to become.
There are so many things I need help with in my life, and I am grateful that He is always available to help me, to put the light on my failings so that I can work on them. It is our job, once He shines that light on our frailties, to do something about them. If we are to live a victorious Christian life, we must work on fixing what is broken. We are to do what we can do, and then let God take care of the rest.
Another thing I see in our Bible verse is that God is our salvation. Without Him and His plan for our lives (the plan of salvation), we are lost. We wander aimlessly in life without a direction. His light guides us, His salvation saves us from ourselves and from what Satan would do to us.
I also see in our verse that there is nothing or no one of whom we need to be afraid. He is our protector. Isaiah 59:19 says, “So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.” (KJV) The Holy Spirit will put a hedge of protection around us to keep the arrows of the enemy from hitting its target, namely, us. Does that mean we will never face a battle with the enemy? No, but we have an ally who will help us during the battle.
I also see in our verse that God is the strength of our lives. He is the one who gives us the strength to endure during hard times. Because of this, we have no reason to be fearful. Romans 8:31 tells us that if God is for us, who can against us? Therefore, we don’t need to fear man or circumstances or anything because God is on our side.
Fear comes in the dark. We can walk down a street in the daytime and not be fearful. But we can walk down that same street at night, especially one that is not well-lit, and we become fearful because we can not see our surroundings. God is our light in life. When we find ourselves walking a pathway in life that is dark, we can be fearful. But when we have God lighting our path, we have no reason to fear because we know He is walking right beside us.
I am so grateful for God’s light in my life. His salvation, leading, protection, correction, and the strength He gives help me become the woman He wants me to be. I encourage you to seek out His light in your life. Then you also can say, “The Lord is my light and salvation; whom shall I fear?”
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