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Psalm 27 - SL

Psalm 27 - Confidence in the Lord! Through the sticks and stones

(v.2&3) - man..you know what gets me with this? As much as it is a declaration of God’s presence and His power, it’s also a reality reminder. There will be sin that assails me. It will try to wreck me. I can/will be surrounded and in the darkest valley. YET, God is still in that midst. Phew!
What a beauty it is to still seek God and to want to see God’s beauty - His majesty - no matter what! And what faith to be able to be so confident that God can, and will still, cover us and lift us up.

What I like about v.11 (Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.”) is that it correlates to Psalm 26. Even if I am not currently on the level path, I can still ask God and expect God to lead me onto a level path. And that longing to be on a level path isn’t for my personal safety, rather it is because God’s level path is the one way.

And now, in all of this, I proclaim v.14 over myself and declare it as an exhortation over you my brothers.
“WAIT for the LORD; be STRONG, and let your heart TAKE COURAGE; WAIT for the Lord!”
Amen

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