Psalms 91:14-16
Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name.
He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.
With a long life I will satisfy him and let him see My salvation.
Promises for you and for me! “Him” and “he” refer to you and me! Promises to cling to…to hold firmly in our minds and our hearts…to stand boldly upon. Why? Because Almighty God—the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Great I AM, the Faithful One—He has declared these promises!
Throughout this psalm, promise after promise after promise is written! If I have counted correctly there are thirty promises given to us just in this one short psalm. God’s promises are given so that we learn to trust and rely on Him. He is faithful!
God is not human, that He should lie,
not a human being, that He should change his mind.
Does He speak and then not act?
Does He promise and not fulfill?
Numbers 23:19
This week, Cheris, Ann, Ahmee, and Laura have encouraged us by calling our attention to God’s heart expressed through the words of Psalm 91. In their writings they have reminded us that He has promised that:
- He is our Refuge and our Fortress
- we can trust Him completely
- we can rest in Him
- we are safe and need have no fear
- we can have rest—quietness of heart and peace
- we have His angels to guard us and protect us
May I encourage you to pick up your Bible, turn to the page where Psalm 91 is printed, and read ALOUD all the promises included in just this one short psalm. Try this: (this is how I read this psalm) every place there is a pronoun relating to us (he, him, you, your) replace it with your own name. For example,
Because {coleen} has loved Me, therefore I will deliver {coleen};
I will set {coleen} securely on high, because {coleen} has known My name.
{coleen} will call upon Me, and I will answer {coleen};
I will be with {coleen} in trouble; I will rescue {coleen} and honor {coleen}.
With a long life I will satisfy {coleen} and let {coleen} see My salvation.* * * * *
Dear Lord, how awesome are Your promises! How thankful we are to understand even but a few of them! How blessed we are by Your promises to provide for, and guide, and protect, and rescue, and deliver, and hear, and answer us. May we hold Your word(s) in our heart so that we do not sin against You. We love You so very much, Lord! We pray and ask these things in Jesus’ name. Amen.
