Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease. He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection. Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day. Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at midday. Though a thousand fall at your side, though ten thousand are dying around you, these evils will not touch you. Just open your eyes, and see how the wicked are punished. If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home. For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone. You will trample upon lions and cobras; you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet! The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name. When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them. I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation.” [Psalm 91]
How in the world have we, the redeemed, ever bought in to all the silly religious ideas that prevail today? The church has largely adopted a religion of hardship and fear that simply does not line up with Psalm 91!
In fact, much of what religious folks today claim "is God" as far as difficulties go, is indeed God - but what they fail to acknowledge is that those difficulties are God's reward for unrighteousness and not random bad things that happen to good people. This is precisely where Satan has duped the Church with the very same words, "Has God really said..." in this case, Psalm 91?
I am sorry, but either we deny what the Bible teaches or not.
In addition, it simply does not make sense that God would allow the teaching of Psalm 91 if it were not attainable! And by that I mean that there were those in the Old Testament who walked in God's very apparent anointing and blessing. And, if that's not good enough, we have Jesus on the New Covenant side of history to qualify us for the very same anointing and blessing!
Father, please forgive us, Your Church, for allowing our common enemy to fool us into twisted ideas about You and Your Word (in this case, Psalm 91).
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