Monday Club Sermons Psalm 27:1-14 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?… The Psalms are the outbreathings of the universal heart, a voice for man at all times. We are here reminded of — I. A PROFOUND SENSE OF NEED AND DANGER This psalm is the cry of a soul in distress. David's throne, honour, wealth, did not exempt him from suffering; rather they became occasions of distress. To all, the sky of life is often overcast, its path lies along a toilsome way, with burdens too heavy to be borne. Where find rest and safety? II. THE SECURITY OF TRUSTING IN GOD. God was his Light, and in the consciousness of that light he could see that all things worked together for good to them that love God. The Lord was his Salvation: his safety was assured. Cast into a fiery furnace, One appears with the Christian whose form is like the Son of God. God was the Strength of his life, awakening holy impulses, irradiating his whole spiritual being. III. THE NECESSITY OF APPOINTED MEANS IN COMMUNING WITH GOD. In the sanctuary, in the place and in the way of Divine appointment, the psalmist was filled with a sense of the Divine presence. There God's light, salvation, strength, appeared in a reality and beauty nowhere else displayed. There God appeared not in nature, but in grace; not as a power, but as a Person; not as Creator, but as Redeemer. The psalmist therefore longed for the sanctuary. IV. OBEDIENCE TO GOD IS INDISPENSABLE TO CONFIDING INTERCOURSE WITH HIM. At once he would seek, and actively seek, the Lord's face. There is no real confidence in God without loyalty: obedience is the only atmosphere on which the wing of faith can rise. (Monday Club Sermons.) Parallel Verses KJV: {A Psalm of David.} 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? |
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