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Monday, October 6, 2008

Psam 91-Amplified Bible

1HE WHO [a]dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand].
2I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I [confidently] trust!
3For [then] He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
4[Then] He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust and find refuge; His truth and His faithfulness are a shield and a buckler.
5You shall not be afraid of the terror of the night, nor of the arrow (the evil plots and slanders of the wicked) that flies by day,
6Nor of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor of the destruction and sudden death that surprise and lay waste at noonday.
7A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you.
8Only a spectator shall you be [yourself inaccessible in the secret place of the Most High] as you witness the reward of the wicked.
9Because you have made the Lord your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,(A)
10There shall no evil befall you, nor any plague or calamity come near your tent.
11For He will give His angels [especial] charge over you to accompany and defend and preserve you in all your ways [of obedience and service].
12They shall bear you up on their hands, lest you dash your foot against a stone.(B)
13You shall tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the serpent shall you trample underfoot.(C)
14Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he knows and understands My name [has a personal knowledge of My mercy, love, and kindness--trusts and relies on Me, knowing I will never forsake him, no, never].
15He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
16With long life will I satisfy him and show him My salvation.

In these times of trouble, if we will put out trust in the Lord and lean and rely on Him, He has promised to be our refuge and our fortress. VS. 1 says, "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain "stable and fixed"under the shadow of the Almighty. In these times of uncertainty we need to have stabilty no matter what the circumstances around us says. How do we do have this? By dwelling in the secret place under the shadow of the Almighty.
Let's take a look at what the word dwell means. Dwell: to abide, remain, linger. To abide as a resident, to live in a place: reside. If we dwell where He is, if we dwell in His presence. Basically if we put Him first in every part of our life and make Him a part of everything in our lives and totally rely and trust in Him and make time to spend in His presence, then we are truly making the Lord our dwelling place. In His presence is the fullness of our provision! In His presence we can hide under the shadow of His wings. It's when we get too busy being busy and don't spend time in His presence that everything can affect us and touch us! It's our choice!

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