I’m feeling quite grateful this morning and am reflecting on the faithfulness of God.

Lengthy post!!! 

A number of years ago God began to show me through this well-known portion of scripture how it applied directly to my life.

“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.”” Psalm‬ ‭91:1-16‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬

The key for me was to place myself in the midst of the declarations and promises contained with Psalm 91. I know that sometimes when I have read scripture I never personalized it. I know many do the same thing because when you have a revelation that he is talking directly to you it will change the way you think, the way you act, it will change your life.

Each morning the very first thing I did religiously was read Psalm 91. I would place myself in the scripture. It wasn’t “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High” it was “I dwell in the shelter of the Most High”. It wasn’t “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name” it was “He will rescue me; He will protect me, because I acknowledge his name.

Over time I memorized Psalm 91 no need to use my bible app anymore. Silly to some but what it did for me was place deep within me that the promises of God are for me. THEY ARE FOR YOU TOO. When we read the Bible, yes it a story but a story with the ability to change your life if you will grab hold of the author of the story, Jesus Christ, and believe what he has placed in his word.

There came a time that I realized I didn’t feel the need to quote Psalm 91 each morning. I pondered this in my heart and what God showed me is that I was living a Psalm 91 life. I was walking in the reality of this scripture each day. Within the words of Psalm 91 contain everything you need to face the issues of life. No way am I advocating that any other scripture is less important all scripture is inspired by God and good for our edification. Psalm 91 is used a lot when we face troubling times but I tell you Psalm 91 is for the good times and the bad times.

It is a declaration that we choose to submit to our God. The promises, protection and blessing that ensues because we put our trust, confidence and obedience in our God.

What started as a confession became a way of life. I try to approach everything I face through the revelation of Psalm 91.

God’s promises are for you, they are for the person next to you, but they are for you. If you will truly believe this fact it will change your life.

To the discouraged, down trodden, abused, neglected and those who lack hope grab hold of the promises of God. In your despair cry out to the one who can wipe away your tears and cause the SON to shine in your life.

The compassion of God has flooded me I do want to stop writing but I know my words can’t save you but I know that God the creator, Jesus Christ our savior, and the power of the Holy Spirit can fill that sense of emptiness you are experiencing today. He can set you free and him alone. Choose him today because he chose you before the foundation of the world. He left heaven came to earth died a most agonizing death, was buried, rose from the dead. He conquered death and hell that you and I could one day be with him in eternity. Choose him and let him heal that broken heart. Follow him and he will make your life beautiful because you were worth it all.

Love, Joy and Peace to ALL.