THE LORD... LIGHT...AND SALVATION (Who's Da Boss?)

Hello Friends.

Are you in the dark...or are you in the light? Well...in a world that appears to be overwhelmed by darkness, there is a light dawning...and within the dawning light...there is salvation.

"The Lord is my light...and my salvation." (Psalm 27:1)

LORD: 'adon (ah-done)= owner, master, lord, sir, the one in control. The primary meaning is master. Adonai (ah-do-ni) is used of the glorious Lord in all His powers and attributes.


The bottom line is that Lord means BOSS. Now...to some...Bruce Springsteen is THE BOSS...Jimmy Reed the old blues man would sing about BIG BOSS MAN...later covered by the King of Rock and Roll...Elvis... and in Hazzard County...the Big Boss... is literally BIG...as a Hogg... BOSS HOGG.

But the true BOSS...is THE LORD... JESUS IS BOSS. Jesus is...the one in control...LORD.

This is the one you want in control when darkness overwhelms you.


In Psalm 27...the word LORD (Boss) appears a total of 12 times. The words He/His/You/Your that appears as a reference to the LORD...appears 12 more times...so you have at least a total of 24 times where the LORD is directly or indirectly spoken of within 14 verses. Ya kinda get the idea that THE LORD is the focus of our SALVATION.

We have a need for SALVATION... because we are surrounded by ENEMIES. There are (1) evildoers
(2) adversaries (3) enemies. (Psalms 27:2) They attempt to bring dread, devour my flesh, war against us, bring fear, have a desire against us, give a false witness against us, and breath out violence against us...bringing us to despair. (Psalm 27:1-13)

This thing called SALVATION is more than our understanding of "FIRE INSURANCE"...avoiding a place called Hell...that we fear. Salvation is a very real thing that can be applied to every area of our lives. I don't know about you...but I need SALVATION to avoid hell...and get into heaven...BUT until the glory train comes...I need SALVATION to get me through my everyday nitty gritty life. Once you get SAVED...the enemy does NOT just throw up his hands and think..."well...I lost another one." NO...he will intensify the attacks on us.

Remember 24 times...the LORD is the focus of our salvation.

SALVATION: Hebrew: yesha=liberty, deliverance, prosperity, safety. In the Greek=soteria/soterion=soundness, prosperity, rescuing, releasing, deliverance, liberation, freedom.

LIGHT: ore=illumination, luminary, bright, clean, glorious, set on fire, shine.

IF the Lord is your LIGHT and your SALVATION...here is the big question. WHOM SHALL I FEAR?

The answer is NO...BODY...NO THANG...NUTTIN' HONEY...ZIP, ZILCH, NADA, ZERO!!!!! We can't deny the reality of the ENEMY...because they are REAL....but our LORD...is "REALER". Now I know that "REALER"... may not be a REAL word...BUT...it is NOW...REALLY!!

What we MUST do...is when the (1) evildoers (2) adversaries (3) enemies (a host) begins to encamp and war against us (Psalm 27:2-3)...we MUST begin to see things through the OPEN EYES OF FAITH.

The perfect picture of this look into the invisible...is found in II Kings 6:1-33. The King of Syria was warring against Israel. Elisha warned the king of Israel that the Syrians are coming and to avoid going to a certain place. The King of Syria's heart was enraged...and plotted to get Elisha. The King of Syria sent (1) horses (2) chariots (3) and a great army AT NIGHT...and surrounded the city. (II Kings 6:8-14)

NOTE: We are in a war...the devil is out to get us...and at times...it appears that we are surrounded...and fear begins to creep in because of the enemy.

The servant of Elisha...rose up early in the morning...and SAW with his physical eyes...the army, horse, and chariots...CIRCLING THE CITY. He cried out to his MASTER (lord and boss)...WHAT SHALL WE DO? (II Kings 6:15)

NOTE: Elisha's answer to the question...DO...NOT...FEAR.

Elisha told his servant to NOT FEAR. Why? Why not fear? In the natural...there was reason for fear. Here is Elisha's answer for not fearing. "FOR THOSE WHO ARE WITH US...ARE MORE THAN THOSE WHO ARE WITH THEM." (II Kings 6: Say what??????? The servant could not SEE IT. All he could see is surrounding enemies, adversaries, evildoers.

QUESTION: What are you seeing...in your situations, circumstances...nitty gritty life? QUESTION #2 Are you afraid?
ANSWER: FEAR NOT.

Elisha then prayed...that the eyes of his servant would be OPENED. The cause and effect of Elisha's prayer...the Lord OPENED the servant's eyes and he SAW. What He saw was TRUTH... and truth...trumped reality. The truth was...the mountain was full of HORSES and CHARIOTS OF FIRES...all around Elisha.

You can check out the rest of this reality in II Kings 6...but suffice to say...PSALM 27 becomes real...when the eyes of our faith are open to why we should NOT fear...because...

"THE LORD IS MY LIGHT AND MY SALVATION...WHOM SHALL I FEAR? THE LORD IS THE DEFENSE OF MY LIFE...WHOM SHALL I DREAD? (Psalm 27:1)

Love and Enlightened Kisses
Rodney "Waiting For The Lord" Boyd