We live in a world
that gives humans
plenty of anxiety
and worry about our
future, our kids or
grandkids futures.
What will become of
the life we have
grown up with? Is it
all fading away?
Personal liberties,
the rule of law, God
and country all
seems like
yesterday’s values
and people are
afraid. When I
ponder the mess this
world is in, I get
emails from all over
the world of people
in distress, people
with their marriages
falling apart,
spousal abuse, and
every evil that is
common to man sent
to my inbox. What
can a population do
when there is so
many evils abounding
and growing
exponentially from
what I remember
growing up in the
America
of my youth?
Nothing is truer
than our need or our
reliance on One
source of strength,
no matter what time
of history that any
of us live in, and
that is found in
your Bible. I
remember growing up
as a boy in Midwest
America
and danger was
apparent at no other
time than in a
Midwestern storm and
tornado warnings.
Even today, we see
the destructive
nature of violent
weather played on
our TV screens and
in newspapers. It’s
all over the
internet when a F1-4
or greater tornado
destroys people
lives and property.
What can we do, but
take precautions and
turn to the Creator
of these natural
forces and ask for
His protection.
During these
experiences of
violent storms, my
mother always had a
ritual, a habit of
laying claim to the
promises that are
spelled out in our
Bible. One such
promise was the 91st
Psalm. If you have
read very many of my
sermons, you have
noticed a reference
repeatedly to this
beautiful Psalm. As
the days grow darker
and more foreboding
in economic,
religious, and
emotional distress,
how will each of us
cope with a never
ending barrage of
fear producing
events that are
flying fast and
furious in our
direction?
Let’s take a closer
look at the promises
that are spelled out
in this Psalm and
seek solace in the
God of the Universe
that is able to take
you through the time
of troubles that are
coming upon this
earth, in every
phase of human life
and experience. If
you are in the
depths of trouble in
your life, I submit
to you this Psalm.
In time of
distress, call upon
the Lord for His
protection and His
comfort.
First, let us look
at the historical
facts of this most
beloved passage.
Some attribute this
Psalm to Moses, as
he is credited with
the Psalm before
this 91st
chapter and the 8
chapters after it,
but that is probably
not true, but was
penned by David as a
broad protection for
believers in the
True God of
Creation. David was
not referring to
protection from his
kingship and
authority on earth,
but to the King of
Kings, as he names
himself as needing
this protection.
Some have suggested
that this was during
the time of the
pestilence that
ravaged Israel
because of David
numbering the people
in a misguided
census that God
rebuked the nation
over. But since it
is not clearly shown
to us what were the
reasons for the
writing of the
passage, it can be
used for us today
and surely should,
as a promise from
Almighty God.
Take your Bible and
let’s get started by
reading the first
verse of Psalm 91.
“He that dwelleth in
the secret place of
the most High shall
abide under the
shadow of the
Almighty.”
This is the root to
the rest of the
chapter. The
following verses are
branches and the
coming promises at
the end are the
flowering rose. This
is a great truth
that is laid down
first that all those
who live a life of
communion with God
are constantly safe
under His
protection, and may
therefore preserve
our serenity and
security of mind at
all times. Also, he
that by faith
chooses God for his
guardian shall find
all that in Him that
he needs or can
desire and want!
So let me ask you a
question that I will
be coming back to
several times in
this sermon. How do
you cope or not cope
when trouble enters
your life? The next
question we
could ask ourselves
in this world of
pain and suffering,
is there a way of
surviving here in
our time, our world?
Our world is full of
threats at every
area of this life
such as marital
trouble, disobedient
children, and
families falling
apart.
What about
natural diseases
such as Swine Flu,
heart disease,
cancer, or new
viruses and diseases
long thought
eradicated that are
making a startling
comeback in modern
times? What about
terrorism and the
possibility of the
next 9/11, or the
threat of wars and
rumors of wars
breaking out in
various areas of our
planet that may soon
come to visit us on
the shores of the
USA?
Naturally, every one
fears the unexpected
and the fear of an
untimely death, or
dying by accident
from untold natural
disasters. Look at
what Japan has experienced. How do they
cope? Do they cope?
What would you do if
the same scenario
was played out in California, or the Midwest?
Could you survive
without a scratch?
Let me make one
thing perfectly
clear, this lesson
concerning the
promises of Psalm 91
is not a recipe to
escape all of life’s
trials and troubles.
They are strength to
cope and understand
that there is a
power greater than
what is happening
around you.
It is written in Job
chapter 5 :
v.6
Although
affliction cometh
not forth of the
dust, neither doth
trouble spring out
of the ground
v. 7 Yet man is born
unto trouble as the
sparks fly upward:
In this life we will
all face trials and
troubles, we cannot
escape it, but we
can face anything if
we have confidence
that God is right
beside us, leading
us. So how do we
cope or not cope? Do
we cave in to the
situation in
helpless submission,
or do we run to God
our Father? And when
we respond to these
trials, how do
others view us in
response of being
only human? We must
understand one thing
that is promised of
God in this chapter,
if we abide in God,
under His shadow,
trouble is not for
our evil, but to our
good in the end! Did
you get that? Our
trials and personal
troubles of this
life, if we are
right under the
shadow of His
presence, we have
nothing to fear, as
the trial will be to
our benefit in the
end, and a source of
good for each of us.
The Psalmist
encourages each
reader that God will
protect us from
Satan’s evil. But
how is God’s
protection received
and how? There are
several things that
we must understand
to receive God’s
protection upon our
lives. There are
things we must do to
“qualify” for God’s
favor and His
protection. Let’s
start with the
first.
First, we must
strive to take on
the example shown by
the only begotten
Son of God, our
Savior Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ was and
is the mirror image
of God the Father
and we must abide in
Him, under His
shadow, and dwelling
in Him. We are
called to be
separate from the
works and sins of
this world.
II Corinthians
6:17-18, “Wherefore
come out from among
them, and be ye
separate, saith the
Lord, and touch not
the
unclean thing
and I will receive
you.
v. 18, And will be a
Father unto you, and
ye shall be my sons
and daughters, saith
the Lord Almighty.”
You have to dwell in
God’s character and
take on His ways.
You have to
understand
what God’s character
is. Who is our God,
the only God (and
His name is not
Allah) and what are
some of the names
that describe His
power, His
personality, His
majesty and His
grace? You must
understand Him by
the names the Bible
uses to describe
Him. Are they
“Sacred Names” as a
movement tries to
make them? No, but
they are very good
description of His
character and His
personality. What
names are used?
A. They are
compounds of the
word “EL”.
-Elohim: plural of
the Word EL, meaning
more than
One God, but as
we know, still one
in 3 forms of
manifestation. Wikipedia gives it meaning as “he [single] God"). "El" (the basis for
the extended root
ʾlh)
is usually derived
from a root meaning
"to be strong"
and/or "to be in
front".
-El Shaddai: “God
Almighty”. God is
great in grace. He
is all bountiful in
the supply of our
needs and desires.
It is translated by
some to mean
“breast” that gives
God’s people all
their sustenance.
The derivative is
uncertain, but it
stresses God’s
loving supply and
comfort. Others
interpret it as
God’s power as the
Mighty One standing
on a mountain Who
corrects and
chastens.
-El Eyon: “the Most
High God.” This name
stresses God’s
strength,
sovereignty, and
supremacy.
-El Olam: “The
Everlasting God.”
This title
emphasizes God never
changing and is
connected to Him
being inexhaustible.
B. Yahweh (YHWH):
The Great I am…in
English translation,
Jehovah, the
covenant God,
unchanging,
immutable, the
everlasting Father.
This title comes
from a verb which
means “to exist, or
be.” This plus its
usage, shows this
name stresses God as
the independent and
self existent God of
Revelation and
redemption.
C. Adonai: Like
Elohim, this too is
a plural of majesty.
The singular also
means “master,
owner.” It stresses
man’s relationship
to God as our
master, authority,
and provider.
D. Father: A
distinctive New
Testament revelation
by Jesus Christ,
that through faith
in Jesus Christ, God
becomes our personal
Father. It is my
preferred title to
give to my Father,
your Father, if you
be found in Jesus
Christ. Father is
used
of God in the
Old Testament only
15 times, while it
is used of God 245
times in the New
Testament. As a name
of God, it stresses
God’s loving care,
provision,
discipline, and the
way we are to
address God in
prayer.
Secondly, while
seeking the
character by living
our lives to the
example shown by His
Son, Jesus Christ,
we seek His refuge,
as a mighty
fortress:
Psalm 91:v2, I will
say of the Lord,
“He is my refuge and
my fortress, my God,
in Him I will
trust.”
I found a quote, but
the author is
unknown to me, which
summarizes why we
run to God:
“If Jehovah be our
God, our refuge, and
our fortress, what
can we desire which
we may not be sure
to find in Him? He
is neither fickle,
nor false, neither
weak, nor mortal. He
is God and not man,
so therefore there
is no danger of
being disappointed
in Him. We know whom
we have trusted.”
Amen, and AMEN!
PROTECTION WHEN
BEING FOUND IN GOD
Turn now to Numbers
chapter 35 where it
gives an analogy of
God as our Refuge.
An Analogy of the
manslayer flees to
the city of refuge.
“Speak to the
children of Israel, and
say to them, when
you cross the
Jordan
into the
land
of Canaan, then you shall appoint cities to
be cities of refuge
for you, that the
manslayer who kills
any person
accidentally may
flee there. They
shall be cities of
refuge for you from
the avenger that the
manslayer may not
die until he stands
before the
congregation in
judgment.”
So as it was in
ancient
Israel,
God gave us this
example to explain
that if we abide in
God’s protection by
understanding His
character and
abiding or dwelling
with Him, we are
safe from evil. But
if we come out of
the city and leave
God’s protection by
following after the
world and its sinful
ways and not
following His ways,
then we have
vulnerability to the
evils of this world.
I didn’t say
trouble, or
perceived trouble,
but evil to your
physical and
spiritual self. Is
there really evil or
just the absence of
God? When God is
absent from your
life, then evil has
a place to do you
harm. As this Psalm
progresses, it shows
that a committed,
steadfast Christian
walk is the man who
returns to God, who
rests in God, who
worships within the
veil, and who loves
to be alone with God
and nothing, nothing
comes between that
man and God that God
will not come
between that man and
harm!! As a follower
of Jesus Christ, we
seek the fullness of
God.
Paul wrote in
Hebrews
6:17 Wherein
God, willing more
abundantly to shew
unto the heirs of
promise the
immutability of his
counsel, confirmed
it by an oath:
6:18 That
by two immutable
things, in which it
was impossible for
God to lie, we might
have a strong
consolation, who
have fled for refuge
to lay hold upon the
hope set before us:
6:19 Which
hope we have as an
anchor of the soul,
both sure and
stedfast, and which
entereth into that
within the veil;
The imagery
suggested in v. 18
by the words,
“fled to take hold”
of hope was that of
a fortified refuge.
By a swift change in
his figure, the
writer then
suggested the
thought of a harbor
where the soul may
securely drop
anchor. That anchor
has been carried to
the safest point of
all, the inner
sanctuary behind the
curtain, by our Lord
Jesus, who went
there before us.
OUR GOD IS OUR
DELIVERANCE!
Moving on down in
Psalm 91:3:
91:3 Surely
he shall deliver
thee from the snare
of the fowler, and
from the noisome
pestilence.
91:4 He
shall cover thee
with his feathers,
and under his wings
shalt thou trust:
his truth shall be
thy shield and
buckler.
What is the promise
here? The promise is
that the believer
shall be kept from
those misfortunes
which they are in
imminent danger of,
and which would be
fatal to their life.
Also, from the snare
of the fowler which
is laid unseen and
catches the unwary
prey suddenly and
from a noisesome
pestilence which
seizes men unawares
and there in no
guard on their own.
This promise speaks
of protection in
this natural life
from infectious
diseases and from
the wicked and the
unreasonable. A
Christian’s
spiritual life is
one which is
protected by divine
grace from the
temptation of Satan,
which are as the
snares of the fowler,
and from the
contagion of sin,
which is the
noisome pestilence.
Psalm 31:20 tells
us:
“He shall cover thee
and keep thee
secret.”
If you’re covered
and hid in secret,
then neither one can
find you.
The Third thing you
must know is that
God wishes to draw
us tenderly and
mercifully under His
wings. It literally
means to hide, to
run beneath, and to
make your refuge
in!! Wings and
feathers though
spread with great
tenderness are yet
weak and easily
broken through, as
His mercy is for
everyone. But notice
the second part of
verse 4, His truth,
(HIS WORD) shall be
thy shield and
buckler, meaning He
surrounds you with a
strong impregnable
shield. You are
totally surrounded
with a strong
defense. God is
willing to guard His
people as the hen is
to guard her chicks,
but also to defend
them as a
MAN OF WAR in
heavy armor. What
God is saying here,
is that anyone
seeking His mercy
may penetrate His
tenderness, but the
wicked will never
get to you through
God’s Almighty
strength.
Psalm 91:5-8,
91:5 Thou
shalt not be afraid
for the terror by
night; nor for the
arrow that flieth by
day;
91:6 Nor
for the pestilence
that walketh in
darkness; nor for
the destruction that
wasteth at noonday.
What is the terror
by night? Such
things like cancer,
diseases, stroke,
heart attack, and
the things that come
out of nowhere.
Pestilence such as
Swine flu, AIDS,
SARS, or any other
old diseases are
coming back after
years of being
supposedly
eradicated,
(tuberculosis). What
about wars and
rumors of wars?
Things like Muslim
terrorism, or the
coming tribulation?
91:7 A
thousand shall fall
at thy side, and ten
thousand at thy
right hand; but it
shall not come nigh
thee.
91:8 Only
with thine eyes
shalt thou behold
and see the reward
of the wicked.
In ancient times a
thousand, ten
thousand was
metaphor for
infinity, a huge
number, both
physically and
spiritually
speaking. The wicked
think they will not
be seen, they do
evil and they seem
to get away with it.
Not with God. A day
of reckoning is
coming, and it will
be severe in these
final days of human
existence.
Let’s go to Isaiah
to see what Isaiah
says about this part
of the sermon.
Chapter 47:
47:10 For
thou hast trusted in
thy wickedness: thou
hast said, None
seeth me. Thy wisdom
and thy knowledge,
it hath perverted
thee; and thou hast
said in thine heart,
I am, and none else
beside me.
47:11 Therefore
shall evil come upon
thee; thou shalt not
know from whence it
riseth: and mischief
shall fall upon
thee; thou shalt not
be able to put it
off: and desolation
shall come upon thee
suddenly, which thou
shalt not know.
But what of the
righteous? What will
they receive as they
bear the cleansing
blood of Jesus
Christ on their
lives?
Psalm 91:9-13:
91:9 Because
thou hast made the
LORD, which is my
refuge, even the
most High, thy
habitation;
91:10 There
shall no evil befall
thee, neither shall
any plague come nigh
thy dwelling.
91:11 For
he shall give his
angels charge over
thee, to keep thee
in all thy ways.
91:12 They
shall bear thee up
in their hands, lest
thou dash thy foot
against a stone.
91:13 Thou
shalt tread upon the
lion and adder: the
young lion and the
dragon shalt thou
trample under feet.
Note that verses 11
and 12 were what was
used by Satan to
tempt our Lord in
the wilderness, but
he left out one key
portion of the
verse. What was that
key? He left out the
second part of the
verse, which says
“in all thy ways.”
Understand one
thing, my reader, if
you leave His ways
and you do your own
thing, you are
vulnerable to evil
and may lose God’s
protection. Note
also, that Satan is
compared to a
roaring lion and a
dragon. We shall
trample him under
our feet through the
power of the Holy
Spirit and being up
close and personal
to God’s Holy Throne
and Altar.
God explains
that no evil will
befall those who
have made the LORD
their refuge because
He has commissioned
His angels to care
for them. Angels
protect us from
physical harm and
give believers
strength to overcome
difficulties by
faith. Some get
caught up in the awe
of angels, as some
in this sinful world
have the habit of
doing. Angels are
but messengers,
which is the
interpretation of
the word angel, but
the point of the
passage is
PROTECTION.
HOW DO YOU COPE OR NOT COPE?
Again, I ask you.
How do we live our
lives and cope from
day to day? We have
the power to escape
evil by the blood of
Jesus Christ, but do
we have the right to
“escape problems.”?
Do we depend
on our local TV
evangelist who
promises health and
wealth if we just
send him our money?
Do we lament that we
are not spiritual if
we don’t throw seed
money to this
purveyor of miracles
and divination? Is
that even right?
Should God lift us
out of our problems
and insulate us from
all unpleasantness,
so that we are never
perplexed, and never
suffer anything?
Sometimes He does,
and He most
certainly can. But
what if in His will,
He doesn’t? Do we
get depressed and
wonder if this walk
we’re on is a joke?
Is it a bad dream,
or a farce? I tell
you, NO, we must
not. God delivers us
through the
problems, not out of
them.
Remember Daniel and
the lion’s den? God
could have zapped
those lions, but He
delivered Daniel
through the ordeal.
God delivered Daniel
from their bite, as
their mouths were
shut by God. But he
was still cast into
the den.
What about the three
Hebrew children,
Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abendigo? They
were allowed to go
into the fiery
furnace. They were
not delivered from
the fire, but from
BEING BURNED! As
Paul said in Roman
chapter 8:
8:31 What
shall we then say to
these things? If God
be for us, who can
be against us?
Isaiah also agreed:
54:17 No
weapon that is
formed against thee
shall prosper; and
every tongue that
shall rise against
thee in judgment
thou shalt condemn.
This is the heritage
of the servants of
the LORD, and their
righteousness is of
me, saith the LORD.
Doesn’t say there
won’t be a weapon
used, just says it
won’t prosper. The
enemy will sling
many fiery darts at
us, but they will
fall harmless upon
the shield of God,
IF we stay within
the veil of God and
His refuge.
Let’s read Isaiah
chapter 43:2,
43:2 When
thou passest through
the waters, I will
be with thee; and
through the rivers,
they shall not
overflow thee: when
thou walkest through
the fire, thou shalt
not be burned;
neither shall the
flame kindle upon
thee.
Isaiah said we will
go through, not
lifted out of those
troubles. When you
are feeling drowned
in their midst, God
is your lifeguard,
spiritually speaking
and He will save
you, even in the
midst of the trial.
Remember what the
nation of
Israel
endured when they
walked through the
Red Sea
and crossed over to
the other side on
dry ground? They
went right through
the problem of the
Egyptian army with
pharoah hot on their
trail, which is a
metaphor for sin, as
Egypt
is a type of sin.
But Almighty God
reached down and
closed the sea and
drowned them all,
and
Israel
was left standing on
the other side, high
and lifted up.
You may ask, “how do
I get this type of
Godly protection?”
Read verse 1 if this
chapter again.
“He
that dwelleth in the
secret place of the
most High shall
abide under the
shadow of the
Almighty.
HOW DO YOU COPE OR
NOT COPE WITHIN THIS
LIFE?
If we be in God then
nothing, and I mean
nothing comes
against God’s
children that are
saved by Grace,
water, and Blood,
except God allows it
and uses it for our
own sanctification.
And if it comes from
God for our good,
then what have we to
fear?
Psalm 91:14-16,
91:14 Because
he hath set his love
upon me, therefore
will I deliver him:
I will set him on
high, because he
hath known my name. Do you know His name…of
course you do.
91:15 He
shall call upon me,
and I will answer
him: I will be with
him in trouble; I
will deliver him,
and honour him.
91:16 With
long life will I
satisfy him, and
shew him my
salvation.
GOD OF HIS WORD…HE CANNOT LIE.
These last three
verses deal with six
promises that are
made to those who do
what the rest of
this chapter speaks
of. What are those
six promises in
these three verses?
1.
“I WILL DELIVER HIM.”
Why? Because he has
set his love upon
Me. This is God
speaking, not the
Psalmist.
Romans 8:28,
8:28 And we
know that all things
work together for
good to them that
love God, to them
who are the called
according to his
purpose.”
This is an all
consuming love for
God, both in mind,
body, soul and
spirit. We love
Jehovah, our Father,
and His Son, Jesus
Christ, who are One.
The apostle John
wrote the words of
Jesus in chapter 14
of the Gospel of
John, “
14:23 Jesus
answered and said
unto him, “If a man
love me, he will
keep my words: and
my Father will love
him, and we will
come unto him, and
make our abode with
him.”
14:24 “He
that loveth me not
keepeth not my
sayings: and the
word which ye hear
is not mine, but the
Father's which sent
me.”
Simply put, we will
someday live with
Him for eternity. If
you love Him, do as
He commands out of
love and obedience.
Today, if we live
for God and in God,
within the veil, how
can evil hurt you?
It can’t if you
follow closely
beside Him.
James 1:12,
1:12 Blessed
is the man that
endureth temptation:
for when he is
tried, he shall
receive the crown of
life, which the Lord
hath promised to
them that love him.
And again in verse 5
of chapter two,
2:5 Hearken,
my beloved brethren,
Hath not God chosen
the poor of this
world rich in faith,
and heirs of the
kingdom which he
hath promised to
them that love him?
2.
Second promise,
“I will set him on
high”. Why?
Because he hath
known my name. We
know God’s name as
discussed earlier,
but the best that I
like, is the
personal name of
“Father.” How
intimate is that?
Truly!
He will lift us on
high, where He is
and no one can touch
you with evil. Upon
the rocks above the
waves is where He
will set you. We
will look down at
this world in
righteous
indifference,
because we are
looking for the
world to come. This
world is NOT our
home, we being but
pilgrims. But there
is a catch per se.
Please reread verse
one of the chapter
again…I cannot over
emphasize the root
to this flower of
God’s promises.
3.
Third promise,
“I will answer him,”
Why? Because he
calls on My Name. It
may not be the
answer you were
looking for, but God
knows the end from
the beginning, and
rest assured, in the
long run, it’s the
best for each of us
in the plan of God.
Psalm 18:3,
18:3 I will
call upon the LORD,
who is worthy to be
praised: so shall I
be saved from mine
enemies.
18:4 The
sorrows of death
compassed me, and
the floods of
ungodly men made me
afraid.
Our God is every
vigilant and answers
your prayers,
according to His
will. His will is
for the best for
each of us.
Isaiah 65:24,
65:24 And
it shall come to
pass, that before
they call, I will
answer; and while
they are yet
speaking, I will
hear.
Call upon the name
of the Lord. Cry out
and He will hear.
Trust Him, and He
will provide. Be
faithful and He will
honor your
petitions.
4.
Fourth promise: “I
will be with him in
time of trouble”.
Psalm
23:4 “Yea,
though I walk
through the valley
of the shadow of
death, I will fear
no evil: for thou
art
with me; thy rod and
thy staff they
comfort me.”
Isaiah 41:10,
Fear thou not; for
I am with thee: be
not dismayed; for I
am thy God: I will
strengthen thee;
yea, I will help
thee; yea, I will
uphold thee with the
right hand of my
righteousness.
Cast your worries
upon the Lord and He
will help you. So
how do you cope or
not cope? Isaiah
gave us a further
reason to be able to
trust in the Lord
and cope with trials
around you.
Isaiah 40:31.
But they that wait
upon the LORD shall
renew their
strength; they shall
mount up with wings
as eagles; they
shall run, and not
be weary; and they
shall walk, and not
faint.
He restores us. He
gives us strength
when we feel we have
none. He provides
energy restoring
rest obtained from a
peaceful mind free
from worry. He
provides hope filled
lives devoid of the
need for worry, IF
we trust Him. Do you
trust Him? Do you
know Him?
5.
Fifth promise:
“I will deliver him,
and honor him.”
That is vindication
from trusting in the
source of your
strength, the power
of our great God,
the Almighty.
Samuel 2:20, “For
them that honor me,
I will honor them.”
If you are doing the
will of God,
following in the
footsteps of Jesus,
trying to emulate
His life, what have
we to fear?
John 12: 26, “The
lord Jesus Said,
“if
any man serve me,
let him follow me,
and where I am,
there shall also my
servant be: if any
man serve me, him
will my Father
honor.”
We all know that
Jesus did not
promise an easy
time, a bed of roses
for any of His
followers, but He
did promise that He
would be with us all
the way through
anything He uses to
sanctify us. He
promised a safe
arrival into His
kingdom. The goal is
to be there, in His
presence, in His
kingdom, and to see
His face. When we
are there, we will
be like Him, heirs
and joint heirs with
Jesus Christ. The
work that He has
begun in us, He will
finish to
completion, IF we be
faithful and believe
His promises. If we
believe, what have
we to fear? Nothing!
6.
Sixth Promise,
“I will satisfy him
and show him my
salvation.”
This my friend, is
personal fulfillment
and satisfaction. He
will show you the
enjoyment of being
found in Christ
Jesus, to the glory
of the Father, who
are One. He will
show you His
salvation. If you
lean on Him, stay
close to Him, as
noted in verse one
of this Psalm, if
you:
-obey His
commandments and do
what is spoken of in
this Psalm
-if you walk and
live in God, you can
be sure that no
matter what you go
through, God will go
through it with you.
-you will be
invincible in God,
and nothing will
touch you unless God
permits it.
-When you are in the
midst of trouble,
you will always have
the knowledge that
you can rest and
shelter in God, even
in the midst of the
trial.
-You will know that
he will protect you
from all things
natural and
supernatural, IF you
shelter in His
character, in His
tenderness, in His
Strength, and
believe His pledge
to you.
What a glorious
blessing it will be
to us all. I hope to
hear the Lord speak
to me the similar
words Boaz spoke to
Ruth when I stand
before Him:
Ruth 2:11, “The LORD
recompense thy work,
and a full reward be
given thee of the
LORD God of Israel,
under whose wings
thou art come to
trust”.
It should be a
desire for all who
call Jesus Christ,
LORD!!
HOW DO YOU COPE OR
NOT COPE, BECAUSE IN
THE END, HE IS THE
ONLY SAFE PLACE!! IF
HE BE FOR US, WHO
CAN BE AGAINST US?
AGAIN I HAVE SAY
REPEATEDLY, WHAT DO
WE HAVE TO FEAR?
AGAIN, NOTHING!!
Finally, my reader,
last question, “Do
you know the Lord I
describe?” Do you
fear? If you fear
and don’t know my
Savior, then is it
not time for you to
listen to His call?
If you will, let me
introduce Him to
you. All you have to
do is drop me a line
at
realteam1999@sbcglobal.net,
or visit me online
at my website at
www.churchofgod-usa.org.
This is Pastor Mike
Taylor wishing you
well, until we meet
at Jesus feet.