"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

The Psalmist is not making a general statement here. In using the personal pronoun 'my' he is making a very personal statement. There are many verses in Scripture that speak of light and that God is light, this being the light that is the heritage of all men.

We see this in Genesis 1:3-5,
"Then God said, 'Let there be light' and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. He called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day."
And,
1 John 1:5 says,
"This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all."

Of the light of Christ we see in John 1:4-5 and 9; 11, "In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it." Vs. 4-5 "That was the true Light which gives light to every man who comes into the world. Vs. 9 "He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him." Vs. 11

Let us focus on Scripture that is the light that is ours in Christ.

Scripture tells of the promise of light:
"Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in heart." Psalm 97:11

"Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous." Psalm 112:4

Isaiah 60:20 speaks of the future church, "Your sun shall no longer go down Nor shall your moon withdraw itself; For the LORD will be your everlasting light..."

In John 8:12 we have Jesus' promise,
"Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, 'I am the light of the world'. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.'"

The true light is to the Believers who have received Jesus, the Christ, as Savior and Lord and follow Him.

In His Sermon on the Mount Jesus tells us, "You are the light of the world..." Matthew 5:14 "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." Vs. 16

The Apostle Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 4:6, "For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."

In Ephesians 5:8 Paul tells us,
"For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light."

And of our walk, Paul tells us in Philippians 2:14-15, "Do all things without murmuring and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world."

Let us take this last verse as an admonition to fervently put into to practice at this very time in history. For we are living in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation! To this we add Jesus' admonition of  Matthew 5:16 above.

Thank you Lord for this life in You which is the life of light to all who believe. We love and adore You most glorious Savior God. Amen