Psalm 91.14-16 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 on me, and I will answer him; I will be
with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will
satisfy him and show him my salvation.
When I first became a Pentecostal, I learned a chorus at
this holy-rolling little church I was going to; and the words to the chorus
were the opening lines of Psalm 91. Psalm 91 is one of my favorite psalms. “…And I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge
and my fortress; my God in whom will I trust…” I can still hear the music
and see the pastor belting it out.
When we sing the psalms, do we just sing the words, or do
we grasp the meaning? When they say: Because
he loves Me, says the Lord, I will rescue him and protect him for he
acknowledges My Name? do we think these are just general words, or do they
fit specific circumstances? Our posture and attitude in trouble will say a lot
about what we think of these words.
Psalm 91 is not credited with any author’s name. It doesn’t
sound like a Davidic psalm; it sounds
more Asaphic, or like the sons of Korah. But whoever wrote it was one who was acquainted
with the difficulties of life. And whoever it was, understood that the Lord
takes care of His own: Because he loves
Me…
Trouble in life, while not always welcome, is very
important. Trouble in life helps us intelligent creatures to see life
differently, and make changes to our living. Trouble gets our attention. The
promise here is those who love and dwell with God will see not only trouble but
also deliverance from it. The lover of God, will see God’s power and presence
in the midst of his trouble. We are not kept from trouble as God’s children; we
are delivered through it.
Many confuse their relationship with God as some form of
Kryptonite that will shield them from all the difficulties and troubles of
life. Not so. Which is better: to have never experienced trouble, or having
experienced it, and found God’s presence in the midst of it? God seems to view
trouble differently than we do… God says: I
will be with him in trouble.
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High; shall
abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High; shall
abide in the shadow of the Almighty. And I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge, and my fortress; my God in whom will I trust.
And I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge, and my fortress; my God in whom will I trust. Cha cha cha!
Thank You Father, that nothing catches You by surprise. You are looking for those who love and pay attention to You and will trust You in the midst of trouble. Your promise is the ones who do will marvel at how You turn things around in their favor. Thank You. You have said: “Because he loves me, I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. - Amen
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