Psalm 27: The Rule of Faith: God Rules | Matthew Maher | Landmark Church

Faith isn’t blind—it’s bold. It doesn’t avoid trouble; it aligns with truth.

Psalm 27:1-3

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? When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, my enemies and foes, they stumbled and fell. Though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war may rise against me, in this I will be confident.

The rule of fear is that fear wants to rule. But fear cannot rule when you follow the rule of faith.

Psalm 27:4-5

One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.

Our greatest pursuit shouldn’t be for rescue; it should be for relationship.

Psalm 27:6

And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

Worship is a weapon and a witness.

Psalm 27:7-10

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.” Do not hide Your face from me; do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation. When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take care of me.

Even when the closest of relationships pull away, God is always there to pull us through.

Psalm 27:11-12

Teach me Your way, O Lord, and lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and such as breathe out violence.

The Lord’s path isn’t always easy, but it is always steady.

Psalm 27:13-14

I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!

Waiting on the Lord isn’t about God being tardy—it’s about Him being timely.