One of my favourite songs is “where do broken hearts go” by Whitney Houston. It just reminds of my first heart break. Here is the Chorus: Where do broken hearts go Can they find their way home Back to the open arms Of a love thats waiting there And if somebody loves you Wont they always love you I look in your eyes And I know that you still care, for me… Sorry I meant to tell you about Psalm 27:1 Psalm 27:1-3 “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?” My focus is the first 5 words… “The Lord is my light” Don’t we read certain psalms and wonder why David wrote like that. The Bible tells us that King Saul became angry after Goliath was killed. 1 Samuel 18:8-9 “Then Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?” 9 So Saul eyed David from that day forward.” After his victory over Goliath, his fame and reputation. We already know that King Saul had been among the most difficult of David’s enemies. I think David must have wondered why a father-figure must have turned his back on him. Remember Jonathan and David were very close friends to an extent that they considered themselves brothers. Therefore I would assume that Saul must have been a “father-figure”. To make it interesting Goliath was not David’s giant. Goliath was King Saul’s Giant. So when King Saul started pursuing to kill David, he must have been divested. He must have had a broken heart. If David was in the 1980’s may be Whitney’s song would have been his anthem. David run to hide but his heart must have been dark. To summarise Psalm 27 it is: Psalm 27 – “The LORD is My Light & My Salvation” I. Enemies and the Fear of the LORD (v1-3) II. Insecurity and the Refuge of the LORD (v4-5) III. Victory and the Joy of the LORD (v6) IV. Prayer and the Presence of the LORD (v7-12) V. Waiting and the Courage of the LORD (v13-14) By the time David calls God his personal light, then he brings up one of the most intense human emotions, fear. To begin with, let’s think of light as the starting place of creation- Genesis 1:2-3(NIV) “2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” Likewise in our lives when we face heartbreaks, our hearts are full of darkness over the surface of our hearts. Let me explain what darkness over the surface of the deep of our hearts. My marriage ended with a separation. I returned home when my ex-husband had packed his bags. Yes we were facing troubles. There was fighting. Months prior to him parking fights intensified. Plates would fly over. Slaps, caning. I remember the days when I would have my inner lips stitched. You know you may shout at me but there will be a time when I will also fight back. Yes I would slap him but how dare you slap a Muganda man. After that, you would be ready for canes on the bum.(lol) There were mornings when you would have swollen bums. So the day he packed his bags, I walked into the flat and realised something was not right. I remember I screamed like the day had come to an end. It was darkness. That day my heart became numb. I was walking and driving by body but my heart and soul were dead. Just darkness!! Like the earth in the beginning, “darkness was over the surface of the deep,”. By the time I filed for divorce I was psychological ready. Many who go through divorce, may show you on the surface that they are “happy”. But let me assure you after you sign the Decree Nisi, its like death. Divorcees are likely suffering through pain, anger, bitterness, feelings of abandonment, possible financial challenges and an uncertain future. Overall the source is Fear. I don’t know what your source of darkness is. It may be unemployment, it may be financial stress, it may be marital stress, it may be work stress. Like creation times, the Spirit of God was hovering over your tears. Allow the Holy Spirit to say “Let there be light,”. God is waiting to turn your darkness into light. 2 Samuel 22:29 (NIV)/Psalm 18:28 (NIV) You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. The words of this song of David sang to the Lord when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. When the LORD is your light: God will be your source of life; God will be you’re all in all. God will be your security who eliminates our fears; God will be give you sight. When your friends and enemies mock you for your failure just be encouraged by Micah 7:8 (NIV) Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light… The Lord is your Light, Let God in. Hes right there with you- ready and waiting- invite Him in your situation. May His Light flood you. May your joy be full,
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 06:50:18 +0000
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