READ: PSALM
91:1-16
Men and
women traverse land and seas, combing the nooks and crannies of the country in
search of protection and security. What they are looking for in wrong places is
offered free of charge by God. God is our city of refuge. He is our anchor on
the stormy sea of life. Because God owns us, He would protect us from any
attack. We are shown how He protects His own in Psalm 27: 1 and 5, “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? 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.” God will hide you in His secret place
during the time of trouble. He has other ways in which He can protect us. These
are found in Psalm 91:9-13, “Because you have made the LORD, who is my
refuge, even the Most High, your habitation, no evil shall befall you, nor
shall any plague come near your dwelling; for He shall give His angels charge
over you, to keep you in all your ways. They hall bear you up in their hands,
lest you dash your foot against a stone. You shall tread upon the lion and the
cobra, the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.” One
of the ways that God protects His own from evil is by giving orders to His
angels to take care of them. When Daniel was thrown into the lions’ den and the
king came the following morning and cried unto Daniel to know whether his God
had, in fact, protected him, it answer is recorded in Daniel 6:21-22, “Then
Daniel said to the king, O king, live forever! My God sent His angel and shut
the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent
before Him; and also, O king, I have done wrong before you.” If the
mouths of the lions that are against you are not shut, the angel assigned to
you will get a query. There is the story of Peter in Acts 12:5-11. He was put
in prison to be killed the following day. The children of God were praying and,
al of a sudden, an angel came into the prison house to free him. God sent the
guards to sleep. When the day of your deliverance comes, your enemy will fall
asleep. Peter did not have the keys to the prison house, yet he was brought
out. When God is with you, all locked doors will begin to open.
MEMORIZE:
PSALM 91:2 -I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in
Him I will trust.
