"Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling...." (Psalm 91)
The promises in this Psalm are beyond human/fleshly comprehension, especially when you look at history, perhaps even our own experiences.
"No evil shall befall you." Yet how many of us can recall what seemed to be "evil" which befell so many? Then, there is, "A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you." Millions of those who had read and recited this Psalm throughout the centuries "fell," e.g., the millions in the concentration camps of the German Government, and Jan Hus, who was burned at the stake. And I could mention more. The question, however, for you and me today remains, What shall we now do, not only with our text, but all Scriptures which just seem to contradict what humanity perceives as "reality?"
This is "what we shall do:" We can begin with, as does our Psalm, "He who dwells in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty....I will say of the Lord [Jesus Christ], He is my refuge and my fortress, my God; in Him will I trust." The only life of victory is the life of believing/accepting this. One can look at life, and come to a hopelessness conclusion. Or, one can live, "....looking unto Jesus..," and come to another conclusion. Reality is not what "appears" to be, as in, "....while we do not look at the things which are seen but at the things which are not seen."
Do not allow the Enemy to deceive us. All of the seeming "exceptions" of life are not. If you and I, "....abide under the shadow of the Almighty," Father, Son Jesus, and Holy Spirit, we will walk as those mentioned in Hebrews 11, "....not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth." Some think I am "rationalizing." I'm not; I'm listening.
Father, in Jesus' Name, I too, "....embrace[] them." Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
