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The Lord is my light and my salvation-- Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the refuge and fortress of my life-- Whom shall I dread? PSALM 27:1 AMP

There are some confident  pronouncements that come from a personal relationship with God. When you are sure of who is backing you up, you fear nothing that comes before you. The Psalmist here makes a few statements of assurance, and we will examine the basis of these statements.

First, he says "The Lord is my light and my salvation. Personalized statements. God is the Light of the world and of course, the source of salvation for all men, but until you experience him on a personal level, it remains a general statement. This is a personal testimony, a personal experience. No matter what comes, the Psalmist here knows God for who he is and what he can do. No wonder he had no basis for fear. Fear feeds on lack of knowledge about who you are and what you have. When you know God, you have all he is at your disposal.

Secondly, he knows God as the refuge and fortress of his life. The picture here of refuge and fortress show protection, safety; a place I can run to and find succour. But then, the key factor here too is personal relationship. When you do not know someone, who he is and what he can do, your experience of his person is limited. When you know the God who introduces himself as the 'mighty man of war', the 'consuming fire', the 'Rock of Ages', the 'Fear of Isaac', there is no doubt that you will fear nothing else. When you do not know God, then you have everything else to fear.

Do you know God? This is not about hearing about him or reading about him from the Scriptures? That is the foundation, but have you really known him? Can you see him at work in and around you? Who you know determines what you get. His time of favour is here.