Psalm 91:1-4  

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High

shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

 

I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress:

my God; in Him will I trust.

 

Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,

and from the noisome pestilence.

 

He shall cover thee with His feathers,

and under His wings shall thou trust :

His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

 

Woman of God, do you feel alone today,

longing for a touch of God in your life?

Today is that day for you.

Today is the day that Lord hath made,

we will rejoice and be glad in it.

He desires that you rejoice and be glad.

 

No, you can’t change the things going on around you, but God can.

He can also give you the grace and joy you need for the day.

 

Beloved, begin your day in the secret place of the Almighty,

and you will definitely abide under His shadow.

You will never be alone again. You will never feel forsaken again.

Tell Him how you feel, turn your day over to Him: today and every day.

Don’t waste them with doubts and fears.

 

You who are not saved, pray this prayer with me and mean in from the heart.

      “Jesus, come into my heart and save my soul.  Forgive me of all my sins.  I desire to serve you.  I turn my life over to you.  Thank you for saving me, and I ask You to deliver me from all unforgiveness of others and from every other stronghold in my life.  I will never be alone again.”

“Thank You, Lord, for saving and delivering me.  I am saved!” 

 

If you prayed this prayer with me, I now ask you to take another step and write me at:

         LMCI

         PO Box 9315

         Greenville, SC  29604

 Email me: jeanette@lmcigreenville.org

 

I will write you back.

Welcome to the family of God. You too are now a woman of God.

When you write, I will send you a booklet on the next steps.

Now, let’s go on with our study of the Scriptures.

 

When we abide under the shadow of the Almighty, we will be able to say

… He is my refuge and my fortress… Nothing will ever come your way that God can’t take care of.  He not only wants you to give your troubles to Him, He also wants you to leave them with Him, and not take them back.

 

God’s presence is the only refuge from trouble.

He alone has your answer.

 

…in Him will I trust or confide…

 

Tell Him your situation.

It’s good at times, to confide in people,

But sometimes, woman of God, they will “blab”,

but God will never “blab”.

You can trust Him to silently begin to solve your problems

and give you joy along the way, through them.

 

Verse 3 says, …Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler…

Do you know that the enemy of our souls, Satan, has a snare or trap for all of us.

As we abide under the shadow of the almighty, He will make us aware of the traps and snares Satan has planed for us, so we can avoid them.

 

I’ve been told that some of my listening audience is incarcerated.

Well, your body may be locked-up, but your spirit can be free and stay free.

 

Verse 3 says also …He shall deliver thee from the noisome pestilence…(raging epidemic).

 

SARS is the most feared epidemic in our society today.

We need not fear.  We only need to ask God for protection.

The Prophets foretold the epidemics would come, and wars and rumors of wars.

I feel Jesus’ coming is so soon we can almost feel His breath surround us.

 

Have you ever watched a mother hen cover her chicks with her feathers?

It is a precious sight to see the little one’s run fast to get under her feathers. She does this when danger is near.

 

Verse 4 reads …He shall cover thee with His feathers…

Woman of God, when you see trouble coming, don’t run from God,

but run to God.   Get snuggled-in under His feathers.

 

Also in verse 4 it says …and under His wings thou shalt trust…

There is no love greater than a protecting, saving love.

…Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends (John 15:13).

We not only have protection from enemies, but so much more than that.

 

Picture to yourself what the shelter of the wing of the mother-bird is to her young, and it will tell you what the precious promise of our text means to the believer.

It means happy content and comfort.

The soul is happy in God.

Our life is hidden with God.

See how the young brood is hidden under their mother’s wing?

There is a nearness to the heart of God.

The young birds can feel the beat of their mother’s heart.

So the soul of the sheltered one beholds and feels the love of God.

Who can imitate it?

Only through God, can we really, really love.

This is not promised to everybody, but only to those who dwell in the secret place of the Most High.

Those who abide in and are ever trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

Our time has gone by so fast.

 

I really enjoy our time together.

 

Woman of God, Trusting is the key to peace with God.  Anything else is far short of what we can have.

 

“Trust and obey, for there’s no other way, to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.”

 

And remember, Nothing is impossible with God!