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Psalm 27:1

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?

LESSONS FROM THIS PSALM:

1. We should learn we can’t have part-time faith and expect full-time victory.

Psalm 27:1-3 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? [2] When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, my enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell. [3] Though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, in this I will be confident.

Full-time faith = confidence in the Lord.

LESSONS FROM THIS PSALM:

2. We should learn the one thing most needed in our life.

Psalm 27:4-6 One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple. [5] For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. [6] And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.

LESSONS FROM THIS PSALM:

3. We should learn to trust in God’s faithfulness—relying on Him as the ultimate source of security and belonging.

Psalm 27:7-10 Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. [8] When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.” [9] Do not hide Your face from me; Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation. [10] When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the LORD will take care of me.

Feelings of being abandoned —being all alone—leads to a dark place.

LESSONS FROM THIS PSALM:

4. We should learn to be of good courage and to dark on the Lord.

Psalm 27:11-14 Teach me Your way, O LORD, And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. [12] Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence. [13] I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. [14] Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!

Waiting on God does not mean being passive; rather, it is an active commitment to life’s challenges in following the plan God has for us.

It seems Jesus Christ, in His experience, is giving us His advice from heaven based on His own experiences in trusting His Father’s plan.

Conclusion:

• Faith Must Be Full-Time for Victory 

• Desiring God’s Presence Above All Else 

• Trusting in God’s Faithfulness 

• Waiting on the Lord with Courage