“For the LORD is a sun and a shield,
The LORD wi8ll give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.”  Psalm 84:11

This is another one of those verses that is filled with Scripture cross references.  As before let us look into some of them and also give an opportunity to further self study.

The Lord is a light--
“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

Isaiah 60:19-20 tells us,
“The sun shall no longer be your light by day,
Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;
But the LORD will be to you an everlasting light,
And your God your glory.
Your sun shall no longer go down,
Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;
For the LORD will be your everlasting light,
And the days of your mourning shall be ended.”

In Micah 7:8 we see,
“Do not rejoice over me, my enemy;
When I fall, I will arise;
When I sit in darkness,
The LORD will be a light to me.”

“This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.”  
If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice truth.
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.”
1 John 1:5-7

To whom is the light promised?
To the obedient:
“Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in heart.”  Psalm 97:11

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

To the just:
“But the path of the just is like the shining sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.”  Proverbs 4:18

To the benevolent (those disposed to doing good):
“Then your light shall break forth in the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.”  Isaiah 58:8

To the followers of Christ:
Jesus, Himself, tells believers,
“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.’”
John 8:12

What promises we have in our Almighty God!  Let us rejoice and be glad that we belong to Him.  It was and is His doing from beginning to end!

Briefly, the words of a song we sing in our Fellowship:

“Light of the world You stepped down into darkness‘,
 Opened my eyes let me see.
 Beauty that made my heart adore You,
 Hope in a life spent with You.

So here I am to worship, here I am to bow down,
Here I am to say that You’re my God.
Light of the world You stepped down into darkness,
Opened my eyes, let me see.”                                        Amen