Christina Daniels is the founder of Adorned Heart. 3:215:21). Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 51 Powerful Protection Prayer Points + Scriptures! 4:6). Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward. These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. Psalm 91 Revised Standard Version Assurance of God's Protection 91 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, who abides in the shadow of the Almighty, 2 will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust." 3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence; The promise of Gods help is for those who are personally related to Him. Bob is a pastor/teacher and elder at Community Bible Chapel in Richardson, Texas, and has contributed many of his Bible study series for use by the Foundation. A Song. Psalm 91 is familiar to us, in its words, for we often sing it in our worship service, and yet both its symbols and its promise of security are foreign to us. Those who dwell in the shelter of the Most High need not fear Gods wrath, which is the most awesome danger of all. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy! To the choirmaster. May God protect you from all that he devil has plotted against you. Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. Satan took Jesus into the Holy City and stood Him on the pinnacle of the Temple (Matt. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. By calling upon Him for salvation, you will be delivered from the danger of divine wrath and given the free gift of eternal life in the presence of God (Rom. We have ". May your name always be glorified in our lives, Amen. He broke faith with theLordin that he did not keep the command of theLord, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance. In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me! Davids rescue from Gath was not dignified because David was not depending upon God but upon his own clever intentions. H R Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. If we want to see our faith grow let us dwell upon the Person in whom our faith is rooted, the Almighty, the Most High. Verses 14-16 also answer these questions. Often the excesses of some Christians are the result of taking a single verse and leaping from it, without balancing its truth with other truth. On and on we find that living by faith is living dangerously. In every case, the Egyptians suffered, but not the Israelites who trusted in God. God is the shepherd of all creation, even mankind and the earth itself. A Song. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. Be blessed , Your email address will not be published. Whether the danger is invisible or incurable, Gods protection is ever adequate. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them. So he told them this parable: What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? 91) is because we have failed to live in obedience to His word. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Rom. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. Some have attempted to give a specific interpretation to each image. Lord heal me from any pain that causes me to sin. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. His view entitles verses 1-2 my refuge, verses 3-13 your refuge, and verses 14-16 Gods pledge. This very nicely handles the change of pronouns in the psalm. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. In verses 1-4 God is the focus of the psalmists attention; in verses 5-10 it is the reader who is central; in verses 11-13 we have an interplay between Gods angels (they) and the reader (you); in verses 14-16 there is an interplay between God (I) and the reader (you). In verse 13 we observe the positive results of the safety that God provides through His angels. 23:37). 4 He will cover you with his wings. Se reportaron 36835 casos diagnosticados y 24 muertos en la ltima semana. Here we find much more than a passive protection. 1:9; Rev. To our great relief the beast slinked away. 9b-13, while a third recited the Divine speech in vv. god protects us from dangers seen and unseen. Verses 3 and 4 poetically develop the theme which has been introduced in the first two verses. For you have made the Lord, my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled. But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Now if God said to you Do this, then whether or not you have the means, you had better do it. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Helpless we turned to Jesus in prayer. I want to suggest to you, my Christian friend, that you will never come to appreciate the promises of Psalm 91 until you have experienced the peril of living for God obediently. Thus he finds friends who praise and recommend him, and in the end the prince accepts him and confers an office upon him. What then shall we say to these things? Neither arrows flying in the daytime nor pestilence stalking at night are a common dread, such as they would be to others of another time or place. . 5-10), and He cannot fail (vv. And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. 154 Psalm 34 clearly indicates that Gods deliverance from Achish was accomplished supernaturally in spite of his faining insanity. A Song of Ascents. again the paradox of Luke 21:16,18.152. The Lord will keep you from all harm- he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going Psalm 121:7-8 Therefore it is important that we allow God to fight our battles. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.. Gods displeasure may not be apparent for a time as He is slow to anger but if not repented of will certainly ripen into judgment. I declare Psalm 71:21 over your life. Have I not commanded you? Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. Be still, and know that I am God. Turn, O Lord, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love. in 1971. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. (Now she had been purifying herself from her uncleanness.) If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed over, or lets his beast loose and it feeds in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best in his own field and in his own vineyard. I actually was gonna do it anyway but this ENTIRE WEEK he has failed to find money to give me or pay for a place for us to meet. 332-333. Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire. Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? The great danger of those who love to live dangerously is that they do so on the basis of isolated passages. This means that God will do far more than merely save us by the skin of our teeth; He will deliver us with dignity and glory. Dangers Seen and Unseen: God's Perfect Protection "For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all ways." ~Psalm 91:11 Two incidents happened last month that reminded me of God's immeasurable and perfect protection. Our Lord personally appeared to Paul during the night as he was imprisoned, threatened by an angry mob (Acts 23:11). Mans most urgent need is deliverance from the ultimate dangereternal judgment and separation from Gods presence forever (2 Thess. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. 57)? If this is not true, what I will now say has no application to your life. The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. 15 He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him, and honor him. He restores my soul. After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, Moses my servant is dead. It was 10 PM and we had to trek 5 Kms through the thick forest braving the cold in order to reach Pipalpada. Jesus Christ offers you the forgiveness of your sins and the safety of eternal life in the presence of God by acknowledging your sin and trusting in Christs death in your place (Rom. This can seem difficult to accept, given the state of the world, but it is true. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 5:3-6, I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Psalm 32:8, When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. John 16:13, Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105, Related Article: 12 Secrets For avoiding SIN and Temptations (Powerful Spiritual Warfare +55 Scriptures), If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. This fear keeps us from serving God and obeying His word. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. The most important thing about faith is not its amount, but its author. Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. In these verses the more negative or preventative aspects of our safety are explored. May I suggest to you that living obediently means living dangerously. But, we need to do our part and stand firm on Biblical promises even when were weary The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. It is those in peril who receive Gods help. No evil will befall you, nor will any plague come near your tent.. God protects us from dangers seen and unseen. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 2022. Lord destroy every doubt that the enemy has planted. Z. 57:4-6; 64:1-6). today i deleted his number and didnt pick up his calls. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done. And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. His keeping power is portrayed by the use of two images, a mother bird and metal armor (v. 4). 148 No author is named. She hopes to use her life and academic experience to empower & heal the hearts of women! Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all. Isaiah 41:10-12. Hail destroyed the crops, the cattle, and the servants of the unbelieving Egyptians, but the Israelites were not harmed (Exod. Our text suggests three ways God protects us from danger. That is why Jesus spoke to Satan about not tempting God. WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT!!!! Its glittering eyes menacingly glared at us. I do not see this to be either biblically defendable or necessary. For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth. God wants us to know that he is a Good father and he will always protect his children. She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne, May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. just this week i started some stupid relationship with some married guy and of course he expected to sleep with for some little help he gave me?. Our safety is further explained in verses 11-13; through His angels God intervenes to come to our aid. According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. N The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. You are my God; in you I trust." 3 He will keep you safe from all hidden dangers and from all deadly diseases. Many Christians who wish to grow in faith focus on the identity of their faith, rather than in the quality of faiths object. My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. In the words of the New Testament: What then shall we say to these things? L My friend sent me some money today, my sister has given me some for fuel and my sister in law sent me airtime for my phone. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 4:7). Verses 5 and 6 refer to night and day, the darkness of night and the light of day. We always pray for Him to keep us from dangers seen and unseen don't forget the unseen things we are protected from. No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Those who ask will receive, and to those who knock the door will be opened (Matt. It is only those who intimately know God and love Him who dwell in the shelter of the Most High (v. 1) and therefore have assurance of Gods presence and protection. In reality, they have jumped off a financial pinnacle. Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. Unless otherwise indicated, all content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. God will not only save us from death, He will give us long life. Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place the Most High, who is my refuge no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent. For in this hope we were saved. They guard us in all our ways (v. 11). And threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in. 3:25), nor was Daniel alone in the lions den (Dan. They will hold you up with their hands to keep you from hurting your feet on the stones. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!. But David remained at Jerusalem. Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. 8:31-39). Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. A Psalm of David. And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. To some, I can confidently say, you should live much more dangerouslybut not to all. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? May The Lord Increase your Greatness and Comfort you on every side. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. The results of resting in the shelter of the Most High can be summarized by two expressions: no fear (vv. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath. Q He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. 3:10-11). OpenBible.info Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. Labs That is not faith, but presumption. The language of all three psalms (90-92) is similar, as Kirkpatrick points out (p. 553). God says, "I will save those who love me and will protect those who acknowledge me as LORD. We are not safe because we hope so, but because God says so.