The Strength of My Life Psalm 27:1

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?




David had been through the trials of life. He knew the feeling of having his life hunted like an animal. He knew the feeling of lying down at night and not being able to sleep because someone was trying to kill him. However, as bad as things got, David knew that the Lord was with him and that the hand of the Lord was there protecting him all along the way. No matter how strong his enemy seemed to be, God always brought David through the storm.

He knew that God was his light and his salvation. David knew that without the Lord he was nothing. He knew that it was God who had protected him and he knew that God would continue to protect him. The only thing David would say that he had to fear was the Lord Himself. As long as David walked with the Lord and walked in His way, then David knew that his life would be safe and secure and filled with all the fullness of God. What more could he really want out of life?

He had seen enough in his life to know that it was only what God did for him that mattered and everything else was either a distraction or a deterrent to life. David's sole desire was to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of his life. He owed God his life. Had it not been for God's guiding hand in his life, he would not have made it. David knew that God still had so much more for his life as well. David wanted to be in God's house for His protection and He wanted to stay in God's house for His provisions.

Just as God had provided for him in the past, so would He continue to do in the future and David knew that there was nothing in life more fulfilling than being where God wanted him to be. So, David's prayer was simple; "4One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life."

May this be our prayer as well, that we would dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of our lives as David did. God wants to bless our socks off. He wants our lives to be filled with all the fullness that only He could give. All we have to do is simply walk with God one decision at a time; allowing His truth and His way to be our way. When we do that, He is able to do all that He has planned for us and our lives will be filled with joy and happiness and our cup will indeed run over for days and weeks and even years to come!

God is so good.