August 25
Psalm 91
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.
16 With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”
Psalm 91 affirms the intent of our Almighty God to use His great power for the blessing and protection of those who love Him. That is not to say we should presume upon His help if we put ourselves deliberately into dangerous situations.
In Matthew 4:10 when the evil one told Jesus to cast Himself from the pinnacle of the temple because the Word promises deliverance from danger, the Lord said, “Get thee behind Me, satan! It is written, ‘Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God…”
As Jesus made clear, we must not compromise our safety for the sake of being a dare-devil, but neither should we fear stepping out in faith to serve the purposes of the Kingdom of Christ because we are concerned about the contempt or the attacks of those who do not share our understanding of the Great Commission, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature…” Mark 16:15.
Let us be faithful to the imperative given to us by our Lord and Savior in order that all men may know Him and receive His unspeakable gift (II Corinthians 9:15), but never let us flagrantly presume upon His promise to keep us in safety if we deny the common sense He’s given us. May we ever boldly serve the Lord our God, but may we never tempt Him.
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