‘The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall. Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident.’ PS 27:1-3
No enemy is a match for the nearness of the saving, stronghold that is Christ. The threats may be real, the circumstance may not change, the darkness may be oppressive but ‘…in Your light do we see light (Ps 36:9).’ His light shifts my perspective and reorients my desires…
‘One thing I have asked of the Lord, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in His temple. For He will hide me in His shelter in the day of trouble; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will lift me high upon a rock.’ PS 27:4-5
Oh, to have the same heart cry as the Psalmist - an awareness of reality, and a fixation on the beauty of the Savior.
Let it be so, Lord. Amen.
Desiring,
AB