Psalm 27 is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. It begins, “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?”
David must have been experiencing troubles all around him when he wrote it. His troubles drove him to return his focus and desires to the loving protection of His wonderful LORD. As I read it this morning, I changed it just a little bit … “The LORD is my light and my salvation — whom [or what] shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life — of whom [or what] shall I be afraid?”
God’s goodness has been on my mind for weeks now, even before I came back from the doctor with a couple labels for what has been ailing me. I have been almost overcome at times just thinking about His goodness. I’ve been brought to tears several times when the presence of His Goodness overwhelmed me on my worship walk.
Did you know that the goodness of God is one of the most frequently mentioned attributes in the Scriptures? Perhaps because it’s one of the most needed and cherished by God’s children.
God is the source of all goodness. All goodness comes from and is measured by Him. God would never work circumstances to do evil to His children. In fact, as Romans 8:28 reminds us, it is exactly the opposite; God takes even the worst circumstances and works them for our good.
I never confuse life on this earth with God … what happens here is often difficult and trying, but even in the midst of all that, God is always good. David remembered that also. He ended his song with, “I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.” [vs13]
