Sheltered By The Most High.

SHELTERED BY THE MOST HIGH.

Psalm 91:1-2; Psalm 91:9-16.

Psalm 91:1-2.

The opening verse of this Psalm seems to state the obvious: “those who take their shelter under the Most High are sheltered by the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1).

Yet there is a reason for this turn of speech: even those who are deemed ‘the people of the LORD’ are at best rebellious children, and struggle against His parental protection (Luke 13:34).

If you are truly trusting in God, then be at peace: stop struggling to get out of the nest!

Quiet faith snuggles in, and takes assurance in the LORD: “My refuge, my fortress, my God in whom I trust” (Psalm 91:2).

This is spoken as a personal experience, and opens out into a testimony of His keeping power.

Psalm 91:9-16.

Christians under persecution have testified to the literal truth of Psalm 91:7-10 – but this does not alter the fact that Christians still do suffer.

There are times when God does not deliver us FROM things, but rather delivers us IN things (Romans 8:37).

The important point is that our refuge is in the LORD, and that our natural habitat is in the Most High (Psalm 91:9).

We are assured of angelic protection: “angels” (plural) to protect “you” (singular) (Psalm 91:11).

The devil quoted Psalm 91:11-12, out of context, in his temptation of Jesus (Luke 4:9-11).

Had the devil cared to read the next verse, he would have seen his own doom (Psalm 91:13).

This is a Psalm of trust, but that trust is built upon a relationship. It is for “those who know my name” (Psalm 91:14), where ‘knowing’ suggests intimacy.

It is for those who ‘love God because He first loved us’ (cf. 1 John 4:19).

There is a reassurance of answered prayer, and of God’s continuing presence even in the midst of trouble (Psalm 91:15).

His deliverance is certain, His salvation sure; and we receive an indication of God’s eternal pleasure (Psalm 91:15-16).