July 1st. 2020
Wednesday PM
Psalm 91
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”
3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler
And from the perilous pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
8 Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
10 No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11 For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.1
6 With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”
This is a psalm in a time of trouble. It’s a psalm of life and preservation when there’s destruction.
In verse 9 and verse 14, it says, “Because you…”YOU have to do it. You have to set your love on Him. And if you do you reap the benefits of the rest of the verse.
Verse 10 - No evil shall befall you,Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;He is not just talking about your home. You are a spirit and you live in a body. Your body is your earth house. Your dwelling. You don’t have to fear sickness! God is bigger than any disease.
God gives us warnings to protect us and so we can be prepared. He never warns us to scare us or make us afraid.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
God gave us a spirit like His. It’s powerful, it’s love, and those two things will produce a sound mind. A sound mind means disciplined. When it comes to fear, if you lose control of your thinking, you lose control of your life. You have to be reminded of what the truth says and discipline your mind and control your thoughts. You can’t use human will power; you have to have the Word of God. When you lose control of your thoughts, you lose control of your emotions as well. Feelings aren’t reality!
Truth is the highest form of reality that exists. Facts and truth are NOT the same. Truth will always trump facts. There’s a reality in the natural. Then there is God’s reality. You may be sick, but God’s higherreality is, “by His stripes you were healed.” You have to take the truth and you have to TRUMP the fact. You don’t deny them, you just deny their right to remain.
In a time of war, you put things aside that are less important. Right now, there are some people who still don’t see the severity of the situation that we’re in. They’re going right on with their lives, doing and living the way they want to. If we could see what’s coming, we would take things a lot more seriously. You can take things seriously without getting in fear about it. Fear and the Lord can’t co-exist. It’s one or the other. IF you see the danger ahead, you have to prepare for it though.
Proverbs 22:3 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself,
But the simple pass on and are punished.
A man of wisdom sees the problem coming. He prepares himself. The simple man goes on like everything is alright, and when trouble comes, he is not prepared. He will suffer. God is endeavoring to prepare us for what’s ahead, so it does not have the intended effect on us. You can live above it! There is a place where you are safe and secure. A place where you are aware of these things, but you are more aware of HIM. A place of 100% immunity. Even if there is trouble, because you chose to dwell with the Most High, He will be your security. His deliverance, saving power, and answers will be there. BUT, it all hinges on you. Cling to God with the deepest affection. It’s time to seek the Lord. Some people seek Him for what they want. God wants a people that will seek Him for what He wants. Base the relationship off of fellowship, not need. When you seek him out of need, he is merciful and gracious. He will be there if you seek him. But there is a higher place. That’s a place where you’re seeking Him because you want HIM. When God finds a heart that wants HIM, the needs are taken care of. There’s nothing more important than spending time with the Father every day.