"Light" - Tuesday's Devotional

Psalm 27:1

"The Lord is my light and my salvation—

so why should I be afraid?
The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger,
so why should I tremble?"

Growing up, my mother used to fight change. Everything in the house was the same...from the meals we ate...to the clothes we all wore... everything pretty much stayed routine. There was only one exception to the rule: The living room furniture. About every three weeks, mom would get it in her head to change where everything in the living room was placed. Couches moved...chairs were taken out or added in...tables shifted. You never knew when you came home from school what you were going to find in the front room...

This was great until the one morning you woke up in the wee hours to go to the bathroom...and forgot everything had been changed. Ouch! It never failed that I would crack my toe on a chair leg or part of the sofa... They were all familiar objects... I would have been able to navigate through...but it was too dark.

I believe that many of our fears fall into the same category. We know what we're facing...we know we could make it through it...but darkness obscures our vision. What kind of darkness? We feel defeated, depressed, deflated, demoralized, demoted, or destroyed. I mean, we know we should be able to overcome whatever is in our way...but that darkness, that lingering darkness of self-doubt hovers over the issue like an insurmountable cloud. I know how you feel. No matter what you may tell yourself...that darkness just keeps us from seeing how things really are under God's control.

Feeling like you've been walking around in the dark lately?

That's not the life that God has for you. God is light. Look at today's verse "The Lord is my light..." He is a revealer. A healer. God wants to show you the way through all of those things that you woke up worrying about this morning. God knows the way through heartache...He can shine His light on the midnight of worry...He will navigate you around what stands in the way of your joy.

This morning...I want you to remember one thing...God is in charge of today. You aren't. Better than that...you don't have to be. He is brighter than the brightest star and as close as your heartbeat. You don't have to wander around in the darkness anymore....wondering what you might run into...God knows the whole floor plan and will reveal exactly the way to go... just follow His light.

See you tomorrow,
Pastor Brian