The Lord is my light and my salvation
Psalm 27:1
Lighthouse Lordship
God has bestowed a remarkable and ridiculous amount of grace upon me. There have been times where I dig myself in such a large pit that I don’t think that I will ever escape the quicksand mess I have created. God never fails though. I am His child, and He comes after me, even if I make my bed in hell (Psalm 139:8). He does this because He is a God who loves His creation, and pursues that creation with righteous holy love and salvific life (John 3:16).
“The Lord is my light and my salvation.” That’s what David declares in the first verse of Psalm 27. To declare that God is our light and our salvation is to declare that we are neither of those things for ourselves. We are in fact in darkness and despair without Him. We are like a ship on a stormy night near a rocky coastline. We are navigating waters we should not be in. We have no means of navigating to safety, without light and direction. Without light and direction, the ship will be lost, however, with light and direction, there is salvation. Jesus is that light and salvation for us. I refer to this as lighthouse Lordship.
When we give ourselves to Jesus as Lord and Savior, we submit to freedom that is found exclusively in His light. His light shines on the darkness we are in, and guides us to the shores of His salvation. Without this light, there is no means of securing the destination to safety.
Often times, we find ourselves in waters we should not be in because we drift from the light. We are hurting or feel lost because we intentionally or unintentionally chose to drift away from the light. There is hope for those in such waters. Look to the light, look to Jesus. Follow Him. His light governs the darkness, and will lead a clear passage to secure soil, and can He can navigate you around the rocky coastline that seeks to destroy you.
There is nothing that can compare to the safety and security that Jesus provides. God is our only source of light and salvation. If you find yourself wandering and struggling, look at the waters you are in. Does the Light govern them? If not, follow the Light to safety. Jesus’ shores as safe and secure. Do not drift in pride, but follow humbly. There is no other path to safety, except His light.
Nate Staton 