I remember working as a contractor at San Diego State University and seeing radiation symbols on random buildings. I discovered these office buildings doubled as bomb shelters underground and were stocked with old barrels of supplies should the need arise. It looked like many of those green military stores had been sitting in dust for decades. The subterranean bunkers I walked through were dimly lit and cold, but they would be a welcome refuge in a nuclear disaster. The problem with bomb shelters is making sure you are in them before the bombs start dropping, or otherwise all the careful preparation was in vain.
Blessed is the one who makes God His refuge and finds certain shelter in all seasons. Psalm 91:1-3 reads, "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." God will be a shelter for His people when the stars fall like rain and every mountain is moved from its place. He protects us from the schemes of the devil, the fear of man, and the curse of sin. In God is a fortress which cannot be overthrown or undermined, a relationship with the almighty God that will endure forever. God is a Saviour and Deliverer in whom we can trust.
A bird that is caught in a snare cannot free itself to fly to the safety of the nest. God, however, delivers from the "snare of the fowler." No bunker can deliver like the God who is our refuge who comes to us in times of trouble, who provides salvation and help through faith in Him. When Psalm 91 was written airplanes that deliver explosive ordinance were obviously not invented yet, but pestilence was just as perilous. An illness could strike man and beast suddenly without cure. Consider the plagues which God brought upon Pharaoh and the Egyptians which caused sores to break out on their bodies, decimated their cattle, and crops were consumed by locusts. God protected His people in Goshen during times when death and famine seemed inescapable.
The psalmist concludes with God's response to the one who makes God his refuge in Psalm 91:14-16: "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." How blessed God's people are! God promises to deliver and set on high, to hear and answer our prayers, and experience the comfort of His presence. God provides deliverance, honour, satisfaction and salvation. These promises do not exclude us from suffering and trials, yet God will sustain us through them. He offers long life--eternal life--to all who rely upon and love Him. Let us publicly proclaim the secret place of the Most High available to all by God's grace.
Blessed is the one who makes God His refuge and finds certain shelter in all seasons. Psalm 91:1-3 reads, "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." God will be a shelter for His people when the stars fall like rain and every mountain is moved from its place. He protects us from the schemes of the devil, the fear of man, and the curse of sin. In God is a fortress which cannot be overthrown or undermined, a relationship with the almighty God that will endure forever. God is a Saviour and Deliverer in whom we can trust.
A bird that is caught in a snare cannot free itself to fly to the safety of the nest. God, however, delivers from the "snare of the fowler." No bunker can deliver like the God who is our refuge who comes to us in times of trouble, who provides salvation and help through faith in Him. When Psalm 91 was written airplanes that deliver explosive ordinance were obviously not invented yet, but pestilence was just as perilous. An illness could strike man and beast suddenly without cure. Consider the plagues which God brought upon Pharaoh and the Egyptians which caused sores to break out on their bodies, decimated their cattle, and crops were consumed by locusts. God protected His people in Goshen during times when death and famine seemed inescapable.
The psalmist concludes with God's response to the one who makes God his refuge in Psalm 91:14-16: "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." How blessed God's people are! God promises to deliver and set on high, to hear and answer our prayers, and experience the comfort of His presence. God provides deliverance, honour, satisfaction and salvation. These promises do not exclude us from suffering and trials, yet God will sustain us through them. He offers long life--eternal life--to all who rely upon and love Him. Let us publicly proclaim the secret place of the Most High available to all by God's grace.
Amen that God delivers His people from the snare of the fowler given they simply cannot free themselves.
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