Today we begin worship with:
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?
In our modern world, we take light for granted. It is as near as the cell phone in our hand or the switch on the wall. The ancient world was very very dark at night.
So she lay at his feet until the morning, but arose before one could recognize another. And he said, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.”
As a world power we take our police and our army for granted. Not so for David (please hear the word “me”):
Though an army encamp against me,my heart shall not fear;though war arise against me,yet I will be confident.
Instead, he looked to the LORD as his stronghold (māʿôz). For then the size of the army encamped against him did not matter. Even the quantity of his enemies did not matter. David had seen what the LORD could do with the faith of a small boy, a handful of stones, and a slingshot.
LORD, grant us this day the faith to stand in your strength and walk in your love.
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