THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

 

no rushing to get things done today ,just slow & easy listening to his sweet voice guide my footsteps ,it has already been  a fruitful & blessed morning thinking about how when God opens a door & allows you to step through it, you can see in the distance the next door is open just waiting for you to get there

DO YOU KNOW HIM OR KNOW OF HIM

 

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:I will set him on high because he hath known my name*He shall call upon me and I will answer him:I will be with him in trouble,I will deliver him and honor him,with long life will I satisfy him and shew him my salvation (Ps.91:14-16)

 

Titus 1:talks about those who profess to know God but in works deny him

 

But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice let them ever shout for joy because thou defendest them, let them also that love they name be joyful in thee (Ps.5:11)

DO YOU KNOW HIM OR KNOW OF HIM

there are very many meanings for that small little word “OF” the one that stood out the most to me was

OF: BELONGING OR CONNECTED TO

Many know of him but those that are connected to the source know him! the gospel of Luke warns  of just knowing of him

Not every one that saith unto me Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdom of Heaven but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in Heaven*many will say unto me in that day Lord,Lord have we not prophesied in thy name?and in thy name have cast out devils and in thy name done many wonderful works?and then I will profess unto them I never knew you,depart from me ye that work iniquity (Matt.7:21-23)

 

Moses knew God & God knew Moses& called him his friend, (Ex.33:11) he was connected to that source in which his help came from, that source is Jesus

ANGELS CAMPED ALL AROUND

For it is written he shall give his Angels charge over thee to keep thee and in their hands they shall bear thee up least at any time thy dash thy foot against a stone (Luke 4:10-11)

this scripture is a repeat of Ps.91:11

For he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways *They shall bear thee up in their hands lest thou dash thy foot against a stone*thou shalt tread upon the adder,the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet

we also entertain Angels unaware

Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares

yes the enemy goes to & fro seeking whom he may devour but God has placed an Angel in our path& he can not cross that blood line

COVERED BY THE BLOOD

(Ps.91:11-13) For he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways *They shall bear thee up in their hands lest thou dash thy foot against a stone*thou shalt tread upon the adder,the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet

In Ex.chapter 12 because of pharaohs hard heart & refusal to let Gods people go, there is the plague of the death of the first born,Gods people are instructed to put blood over the door post (Ex.12:13) and the blood shall be to you for a token upon the house where you are and when I see the blood I will pass over you and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you when I smite the land of Egypt

Because of  Calvary ,we no longer have to put blood on the door post,the veil has been ripped and we can come boldly to the throne of God and make our petitions known,(Rev.1:5) And from Jesus Christ who is the faithful witness and the first begotten of the dead and the prince of Kings of the earth unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood

When you give your life to Christ and become part of the family of God you are now part of the blood line,that blood that was shed on Calvary was shed for us,when he looks down at this sin sick world he and  sees us he sees the blood and surrounds us with that hedge of protection

HE IS MY REFUGE

(PS.91:9-10)Because thou hast made the Lord which is my refuge ,even the most high they habitation ,There shall no evil befall thee neither shall any plague come neigh thy dwelling

lets look at the word “habitation” *a place of abode, *residence,*to dwell,this chapter stresses over & over if we abide in him then he will abide in us

IT SHALL NOT COME NIGH THEE

(Ps.91:7) A thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand but it shall not come night thee

When trials come,there is peace in knowing there is an unseen hand guiding us through the storms  of this life,Ps.31:23 tells us  that he preserves the faithful

has there been times in your life circumstances  you knew there was none other than the hand of God that saw you through it, for me there’s more than I can count, my mind goes back to family vacation way back in the 60’s, my sister, me, 2 cousins & mom & dad, mom was sitting on the beach while we all were in the water on floats, out of nowhere a wave came & swept us out clear out of sight of the beach, people swam towards us & just as they reached us , we began to go further out,they said we we too far & turned back, I remember my dad screaming come back!the horror my dad must of felt in that moment, the fear that gripped my sweet mamas heart when she saw those men swim back in without her love ones , for she just knew the sharks had got us but by the grace of God waves began to roll pushing us back towards the shore , the enemy had plans to  destroy us that day but God had other plans in mind for us

this past year we went through a horrible tornado, our town is still in much needed repairs as our property, trees falling al around, crashing in the carport, my new Van & everything in its path ,again the enemy had plans to destroy us but God sheltered us with his wings & thou death was at the door it could not come neigh us!

Do you have a testimony of how God saved you from the snare of the enemy?

God is good, In him will I trust, he is my refuge in times of trouble, in him there is peace

I will both lay me down in peace,and sleep for thou Lord only makest me dwell in safety (Ps.4:8)

IN HIM WILL I TRUST

 

(PS.91:5-6)Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night nor for the arrow that flieth by day nor for  the pestilence that walketh in darkness nor for the destruction that wasteth at noon-day

 

lets take a look at the word ( pestilence) usually a fatal epidemic disease : an evil influence,now lets back up to verse three

*surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler and from the noisome pestilence

 

lets take a look at the word (noisome):offensive to the point of disgust,harmful,dangerous

 

Satan roams to and fro seeking whom he may devour(1Peter 5:8) when we abide under the shadow of the almighty,  the offenders, the harmful, the dangerous,  and the evil influencers can not harm us because he is our refuge , he is our fortress, our strong tower, our very present help in time of need

IN HIM WILL I TRUST