Tuesday, September 16, 2014

It is He

Psalm 91 cont’d: For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings you may seek refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.

This entire chapter uses such cool words of protection, and these two verse are full: delivers, cover you, under his wings, refuge, faithfulness, shield, bulwark.
Did you know that we all get “trapped” and we all suffer “pestilence?”  In fact, because our bodies are flesh we are susceptible to death.  However, we know that he has already delivered us from that biggest trap of all! 
But while here on this earth, we have his promise to be covered with his pinions. Pinions are the outer part of a bird’s wings, including the flight feathers.  So that means, even when God is on the move, we’re right there underneath his wings, being protected and carried to awesome places.
A bulwark is an extension of a ship’s wall above the level of the deck, and we know what a shield is.  When we are in a storm, he is our safe place, he is faithful, and he protects us from the threatening waters that make us afraid.
We serve a God that is SO creative in the ways that he protects and cares for us that there is no place we can go where he is not there with us.
Find comfort in that truth, today.


No comments:

Post a Comment