Psalm 91:1-4
Psalm 91 is one of my favorite Psalms for the promise of protection it holds for all those who abide under the shadow of the Almighty. During the confusion of the Covid mess, this was our mainstay and confession as a church. We purposed to stay under the shadow of the Almighty. We remained open as a church for we felt we were essential and first responders and the promise is for those who stay close enough to God to rest in His shadow. Note to self: never allow the world to isolate you from God in any manner. Our hope and protection come from Him alone, which leads to my next point:
How many things do we run to before we run to God? Notice the Psalmist said that God ‘alone’ is his refuge and his place of safety. His trust was in God. We seem to often put our trust in less proven things all the time and when they all fail, it is only then that we turn to God.
Why not go to the true source of help first? There is less damage to repair. As pastors, people often come to us as a last resort and the damage at times is quite extensive requiring time to fix. It is not unlike when we don’t take care of our body and it begins to shut down and then we go to the doctor who is challenged with trying to fix damage that has been years in the making. What we sow in this life, we truly reap in every respect.
We come to God because He will rescue us from every trap and protect us from deadly diseases. If you haven’t figured it out yet, life is filled with minefields and God knows where they are planted and will show us where to step to avoid them. And as a bonus, he will protect us from deadly diseases. Now you know why we kept this close to our heart during Covid.
And the last point here is that God’s faithful promises are our armor and protection. Yet in order for His promises to be our armor, we must know them and be familiar with our privileges (our rights afforded us by our King, Jesus) as children of God. That requires study and discipline on our part, not to mention faith which makes it all work. As Jesus often said, “Your faith has made you well!”
It is all about who we have our faith in. Somethings are more trustworthy than others but none more trustworthy than God!
How many things do we run to before we run to God? Notice the Psalmist said that God ‘alone’ is his refuge and his place of safety. His trust was in God. We seem to often put our trust in less proven things all the time and when they all fail, it is only then that we turn to God.
Why not go to the true source of help first? There is less damage to repair. As pastors, people often come to us as a last resort and the damage at times is quite extensive requiring time to fix. It is not unlike when we don’t take care of our body and it begins to shut down and then we go to the doctor who is challenged with trying to fix damage that has been years in the making. What we sow in this life, we truly reap in every respect.
We come to God because He will rescue us from every trap and protect us from deadly diseases. If you haven’t figured it out yet, life is filled with minefields and God knows where they are planted and will show us where to step to avoid them. And as a bonus, he will protect us from deadly diseases. Now you know why we kept this close to our heart during Covid.
And the last point here is that God’s faithful promises are our armor and protection. Yet in order for His promises to be our armor, we must know them and be familiar with our privileges (our rights afforded us by our King, Jesus) as children of God. That requires study and discipline on our part, not to mention faith which makes it all work. As Jesus often said, “Your faith has made you well!”
It is all about who we have our faith in. Somethings are more trustworthy than others but none more trustworthy than God!
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