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? Psalm 27:1
During the past month, I’ve received prayer requests from family and friends. I’ve also read several prayer requests on social media. It seems we’re all experiencing one thing or another. This morning I wanted to take some time to encourage you. As I pondered on how to do that, my thoughts kept drifting to David’s words in Psalm 27.
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When I read this scripture, I felt as if the Lord had spread a table before me. I love to feast on the Word. Don’t you? I hope the scriptures below are as sweet to you as they were to me.
In Strong’s Dictionary, we find several words for light, salvation, and strength.
Light
Words for light are illumination, luminary, and light
Illumination
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. Psalm 36:9
Salvation
He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. Psalm 62:2
Words for salvation include the following:
Liberty
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:17
Deliverance
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. Luke 4:18-19
Prosperity
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. James 1:25
Strength
Words for strength include fortified place, fortress, force, rock, strength, and stronghold.
Strength
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. Psalm 18:2
Rock
Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. Psalm 71:3
Fortress
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Psalm 91:2
Stronghold
The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. Nahum 1:7
Though our circumstances may seem dark, we are called children of the day because He has called us into His marvelous light (1 Corinthians 3:17). We are not children of the night or the darkness. Yes. We may experience dark nights or even seasons of darkness, but we need not fear. God will deliver us from every situation.
He is Light, Salvation, and Strength.
He is my Light, my Salvation, and my Strength!
Self-pollination happens when an excess of pollen in a flower causes pollination to take place within that same flower.
The next technique is cross-pollination. This pollination takes place when small animals, rain, wind, and insects carry pollen from one plant to another.
Just like artificial cross-pollinators leave pollen, people leave a signature fragrance that remains long after they’ve gone. Some leave a sweet smell while others leave an unpleasant odor that may linger for years. Each produces its own kind of growth.
Unlike the flowers in nature, I have a choice to refuse or accept odorous pollen. The solution? Allow the Holy Spirit to blow upon me each day.
