The Tenth Sunday after Trinity
August 4, 2024
Psalm 27:1 (KJV) “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?”
Part 2
When we think of God being our light, we must think of the promise fulfilled in Jesus Christ who is “A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel”. Luke 2:32.
The Lord God who sent his Son to suffer for our sins, the Lord Jesus who suffered for our sins and who died for us and who rose from the dead is our strength. We will be disappointed if we rely on humans to give us strength. They are only human and make poor judgments and mistakes. We can’t rely on foods, or medicines, or food supplements. From birth we are constantly approaching death. It doesn’t take too many years before the human body begins to lose its strength. The older you get, the more you realize that death is inevitable.
“The LORD is my light and my salvation.” Light, of course, is the opposite of darkness, and salvation is the opposite of damnation. With these words David is pointing to the Savior. He, just like us, knows about sin. He had learned it from the Law of God. He had seen it everywhere – even in himself. These words remind us of Jesus Christ, our salvation, who is the only one who can win salvation for us, and in fact, did earn salvation for us.
The one who believes in Jesus Christ knows that the Lord will direct us. He will give us light because he is my salvation. Especially in difficult times we must turn to Jesus Christ for light, for strength, and for salvation.
Prayer
Grant to us, O Lord, the Spirit to think and do always such things as are right, that we, who cannot do anything that is good without Thee, may with Thy help be enabled to live according to Thy will. Keep us part of your heavenly family until we join you in heaven. This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord. Amen.
