February
25, 2007am In God We
Trust. Psalm
91:1-2, 9-16
By Ronald E.
George Jr. at the
Why
Perhaps few people today know why the face of
The reason for this goes back to the boyhood days of David
Brenner, who had known nothing of liberty and much of hunger and want in
Brenner’s idea was that there would be more pennies minted than any other one coin, and consequently there would be more of them in the pockets of the common people. —Evangelistic Illustration[1]
So we read that the
Scripture
Text: Psalm
91:1 He who dwells in the shelter of
the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, "He
is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." 3 Surely he
will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will
cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his
faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. 5 You will not fear the terror of
night, nor the arrow that flies by day, 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the
darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. 7 A thousand may fall at your
side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. 8 You will
only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. 9 If you make
the Most High your dwelling-- even the LORD, who is my refuge-- 10 then no harm
will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. 11 For he will command
his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; 12 they will lift you
up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. 13 You
will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the
serpent. 14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue
him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. 15 He will call upon me,
and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and
honor him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."
Are you living in the shelter of the Most High? Do you abide in the shadow of the Almighty? What do you say to the Lord? The author of Psalm 91 says: Refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust. You have made the Lord your refuge. You have made the most high your dwelling place? Do you believe? In God do you trust?
What does the
Psalmist say that God will do for you:
He will save you. He will cover you with His wings. His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. Do not be afraid. You aren’t helpless and you aren’t hopeless. Death is coming. The dread of the dark and the plague that covers all is coming, but you don’t have fear. He will guard you with His Angels.
Because he loves me
says the only true living God:
Cromwell’s
Secretary
Oliver Cromwell’s secretary was dispatched to the continent on some important business. He stayed one night at a seaport town, and tossed on his bed, unable to sleep.
According to an old custom, a servant slept in his room, and on this occasion slept soundly enough. The secretary at length awakened the man who asked how it was that his master could not rest.
“I am so afraid something will go wrong with the embassage,” was the reply.
“Master,” said the valet, “may I ask a question or two?”
“To be sure.”
“Did God rule the world before we were born?”
“Most assuredly He did.”
“And will He rule it after we are dead?”
“Certainly He will.”
“Then, master, why not let Him rule the present, too?”
The secretary’s faith was stirred, peace was the result, and in a few minutes both he and his servant were in sound sleep. —Gleanings[2]
Would you let the
Lord rule your present? He is God
and He desires to take care of you.
[1]Tan, P. L.
(1996, c1979). Encyclopedia of 7700 illustrations : [a treasury of
illustrations, anecdotes, facts and quotations for pastors, teachers and
Christian workers].
[2]Tan, P. L.
(1996, c1979). Encyclopedia of 7700 illustrations : [a treasury of
illustrations, anecdotes, facts and quotations for pastors, teachers and
Christian workers].