Do Not Be Afraid

As I am writing this, I am home for one more week before I leave for Guatemala. These past couple days, all I have thought about is the things that COULD go wrong while I am there. My heavenly Father has been telling me over and over NOT to be afraid. A few nights ago, He led me to Psalms 27.
         
         "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?" 

After I read this, God told me to break this verse apart and listen to Him. Here are my thoughts...

The Lord is my LIGHT- If you have light, you can see and you are not afraid because you can see! Think about when you turn on a light at night and then you can see everything. When I was little, I would be scared at night and I would turn on the light (and I would pray) and I wouldn't be afraid anymore, because I could see if there was anything bad in my room. 

The Lord is my SALVATION- If Jesus is your salvation, salvation means saving, so if Jesus saved you, who are you afraid of? He saved you which means that He is stronger than everything else!

The Lord is the STRONGHOLD of my life-If Jesus is your fortress, then really, WHAT do you have to fear? A stronghold is like a fortress or a castle; it is a place people would go to be safe. Nothing, absolutely NOTHING can get you while you are abiding in the 'Jesus Fortress!'

The next two verses in this Psalm talks about what people CANNOT do to you because you are safely tucked in the palm of our Father's STRONG hands! 
       
        "Though an army besiege me, MY HEART WILL NOT FEAR. Though war break out against me, EVEN THEN I WILL BE CONFIDENT."

The Lord our God is mighty and strong and He is your light and your salvation. He is the stronghold of your life, DO NOT BE AFRAID!