Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“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?”
NL Daily Devotion for Monday, February 28, 2022
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
There are a lot of valid things to be afraid of. I could list a dozen off the top of my head. But I won’t. Because that’s not the point of this devotion. The point is that we have a choice. We can choose to be afraid of all kinds of things over which we have absolutely no control, or we can choose to trust God. Mind you, just because we choose trust doesn’t mean the worst won’t happen. What it does mean is that we believe at the core that no matter what happens, God will be there, and it will ultimately, in God’s time, be “okay.”
That kind of trust gives us the freedom to actually live, rather than scrambling to amass wealth and status and possessions that only give us the illusion of security. God is our light and our salvation, the stronghold of our lives. Go and live!
What is keeping me from letting go and fully trusting God?