My light and my salvation

Hi friends,

Today we will be examine another very crucial aspect of this Christian race. It is nothing but the enabling power of God as echoed by the Psalmist. Who rightly quoted that:

The Lord is my light and salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life of whom shall I be afraid? Psalms 27:1

The importance of light can not be overemphasized in our day today life. The brightness of the light that a man has access to determines the extent of the things that will be visible to him/her. Light is for progress because where light is absent not much can be achieved, does that not also give us a better understanding as to the fact that during creation, God created lights in their different categories first? Light gives warmth irrespective of its source whether as lighted with stones like the olden days or electricity like we have in this modern times ,  it is a major of development and progress. Development is almost impossible where light is absent that is why in any developing area, the first sign of development is availability of electric power supply for light.  light gives visibility in that it exposes everything that is hidden, whether they be spiritual or physical. Light dispels the darkness of demonic activities and ignorance. Little wonder the Bible says and the light shineth in the darkness and darkness cannot comprehend it.  Light gives understanding about any and every issue of life. Where there is chaos and turbulence when light appears it is bound to disappear. Does that not explain why Jesus tells us that He is the light of life and in His light we shall see light? Beloved Pilgrim, life is full of a lot of uncertainties, uphills, valleys and down turns but there is one who knows the way even through the wilderness of life. He is no other than Christ Jesus Himself.

As all these usefulness and many others not mention are the importance of light to the physical life even so is it to the spiritual wellbeing of the believer on his journey to heaven. The Psalmist must have ruminated in his mind what he could compare God to before he chose light and the essentiality of light made him liken it to God. The Lord he was referring to in the above passage is no other than Jesus Christ Himself. He alone is the source of everything you could ever need or desire in this Christian race. It is He who is the true companion who never leaves nor abandon the pilgrim on his pilgrimage. It is He who knows the way through the mountains, the valleys and the uphill of life. He is the one ever willing to hold you and I by the hand and lead us through to our eternal home. He is ever faithful, just and true to His word. As you trust Him all the way you can be sure He will keep and preserve you blameless until the coming of Jesus Christ. Apostle Paul said and I paraphrase, I know whom I have believed and I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him until that glorious day.

Does that not give more voice to what the Psalmist said earlier? As you trust God all the way through this strait and narrow way, may your testimony be like the Psalmist that 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?  

Stay blessed as we take another league today through our heavenly journey home.

Your friend and fellow Pilgrim in the Kingdom Race,

Pastor Janet.