The 91st Psalm is a powerful Scripture that outlines the magnitude of the protection that we can count on. It should come as no surprise that when we are in need of His shelter, think 9-1-1 because Psalm 91:1 is about just that. It states that "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty."
The sirens that you hear from the police cars, ambulances or the firetrucks are loud and alert the troubled that help is on the way. It also is necessary to remind those that could hamper with the first responders arriving as quickly as possible, to move out of the way. With God, He does not need a siren, He is always there. He walks with us and carries us when necessary. The difference is that we may not have that feeling that He is there. In fact, we have to rest in the assurance that our faith is that He is there and we are not left alone to fend for ourselves. We can absolutely count on Him. In fact, He is the ONLY thing that we can count on.
When we are able to "dwell", it is synonymous with dwelling, or to take permanent residence in Him. We have to do our part to remain in His presence as this should be our permanent home. Do you tend to just call out to Him when you have had enough, you are scared and you feel the shakiness of your future? In all the other times, do you cast Him aside because you do not feel that you are in need?
While He is always there and knows that we will fall short of His glory, stay in the Lord's presence. When we do that, we are able to "rest" in the "shadow of the Almighty", according to His Word. A shadow is like a covering or a place where one can find protection. Similar to the relief we receive from the heat of the sun, by the covering of the shade, it lowers the intensity of the heat.
Having lived in Arizona for over two decades, I can tell you that we experience some of the hottest temperatures found anywhere in the country. In fact, there is a joke that natives (and those that have called Arizona home for a great amount of time) do not refer to any summer day as "hot" simply because it seems it can always be hotter. The heat of the summer Arizona sun can be like the troubles that surround a person. It comes beating down with an intense voracity, and yet one has to keep going forward and trudging through the difficulties.
It is God that gives us the assurance that when you walk close to His side and stay in the safe harbor of His shadow, the full caliber of life's difficulties will not come upon you. He offers the perfect shelter and we can rest in the peace and calm that only comes from Him. When life feels like a struggle and a ball of chaos, He is in control, and He wants the trust from us that He has got this!
The 91st Psalm, in its entirety, is filled with both the power and the goodness of God. It offers a wonderful reminder that He will work faithfully on behalf of us ...those that love Him. At the close of this powerful Scripture, he gives us eight solid reasons why we do not have to be in fear.
Instead of sharing those eight reasons, check out the 91st Psalm for yourself and see the power of these verses come to life. Commit this to memory and you will be able to call upon these verses when the enemy wants to whisper lies and manipulations. You are God's child and He will protect you as His own ...because you are His own.
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