Refuge and Fortress
Matt Mikula / Facility Maintenance Personnel
So, as most of you know these last seven days have been, shall we say, insane! Between the T.P. shortage and restaurants closing, and curfews being applied, it’s safe to say that our hearts and minds have been put through a lot. But now is a perfect time to turn to someone who knows all, who can handle everything and anything that is placed in front of him, who loves unconditionally… His name? JESUS.
As my wonderful wife pointed out to me this past Saturday as I wandered around BJ’s store, finding hardly any of the things we needed … the Lord is our refuge and fortress, in which we can put our trust. Psalm 91 is a perfect example of what we should do in times of stress and uncertainty, whether it’s how you will provide for your family, or when you will be able to go back to work. Each of us should put our trust in our God who is always faithful in His timing and knows what each of us needs.
Psalm 91
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
Surely he will save you
from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
no harm will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
“Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”
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| Photo by Dušan Smetana on Unsplash |
As my wonderful wife pointed out to me this past Saturday as I wandered around BJ’s store, finding hardly any of the things we needed … the Lord is our refuge and fortress, in which we can put our trust. Psalm 91 is a perfect example of what we should do in times of stress and uncertainty, whether it’s how you will provide for your family, or when you will be able to go back to work. Each of us should put our trust in our God who is always faithful in His timing and knows what each of us needs.
Psalm 91
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
Surely he will save you
from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
no harm will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
“Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”