“WHOM SHALL I FEAR?”

 Psalm 27:1                    (ESV)

The LORD Is My Light and My Salvation

Of David.

    [1] 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?”

King David is credited with penning this Psalm.  King David was known in part for his fearless, almost maniacal, demeanor when he went into battle! One of my FAVORITE verses in the Bible is Psalm 27:14 reminding me to “WAIT FOR THE LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; WAIT FOR THE LORD!”  It seems that King David was VERY brave, but he writes in this Psalm the words “WHOM SHALL I FEAR?”.  

This humble servant has never been as fearless as King David, but I am 6’6” tall and weigh 300 lbs.  My license plate says BIG RAY!  But I didn’t feel very BIG lying in the floor on July 09, 2007!  BIG RAY was hospitalized for 52 days and out of work for almost two years.  During this time, ALMIGHTY GOD was speaking to me, but I didn’t take the time to listen very well!!!

One might think that a 47 year old man who was VERY BLESSED to be alive would be thankful and gracious simply for his life, but I just wanted to get back in the “rat race” that I previously was involved in?!?  WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE (Ecclesiastes 12:13), I can NOW SEE that LIFE isn’t about “being successful” in the business world, but about being SUBMISSIVE to the HEAVENLY FATHER WHO CREATED me!!!

Since GOD ALMIGHTY CREATED me in my mother’s womb, HE deserves to CALL the shots about what my life produces for HIS GLORY!  “The LORD is my light and my salvation; “WHOM SHALL I FEAR?” needs to be emblazoned on my heart and LIVED with my life!  HE IS THE ONLY REASON I AM STILL HERE!!!