By Richard Spangler
Just one of these questions can lead you
down the road of fear and anxiety if you allow them. Put them all together and you have a mountain
of uncertainty. Many people are in fear
and panic because of these questions, including many Christians. They are
asking, “Is there hope? Can I survive? What, if anything can I do?”
Yes, there is hope in God! In the Bible God promises, “Because you have made the Lord your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place, There shall no evil befall you, nor any plague or calamity come near your tent”(Psalm 91:9-10 Amp).
God also states in Psalm 91 that He will cover you; He will give angels charge over you, no pestilence (no disease), no sudden death, nor any evil shall befall you. And the list goes on.
The key to these promises is found in verse 14, “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he knows and understands My name [has a personal knowledge of My mercy, love, and kindness--trusts and relies on Me, knowing I will never forsake him, no, never]”(Psalm 91:14 AMP).
As you determine with your mind to love God and set your heart to do so, you take the first turn of the key for the promises of God found in Psalm 91.
Many of you
have taken that first turn of the key by accepting Jesus Christ into your
heart. For those who have not, there is no better time than now.
The next turn of the key is equally as
important. It is getting to know God with a personal knowledge of His mercy,
love and kindness. It is discovering Who God is, and not just by reading the
Bible and praying.
This happens
two ways. First, meditate, don’t just reading the Bible, but think about what
you are reading. According to Webster’s Dictionary, Meditate is: to engage in contemplation or reflection:
to focus one's thoughts on: reflect on or ponder over. In other words, take
time to think about what you are reading. In our fast paced society we scan
more than we read.
We scan e-mails, texts, letters and
articles without reading them and thinking about what is being said. Take time
with the Bible, stop and ask, “What does this mean? How does this apply to my
life?” Ask the Lord to help you understand and to teach you. Don’t scan it and
walk away saying, “I’ve done my Bible reading for the day.” and check it off of
that never ending To Do List.
Secondly, it
happens by making time for God, spending time with Him. Remember, God created
man to spend time with Him. An example of this is in the Bible.
“And out
of the ground the Lord God formed every [wild] beast and living creature of the
field and every bird of the air and brought them to Adam to see what he would
call them; and whatever Adam called every living creature, that was its name”
(Genesis 2:19 AMP).
God would
create an animal, and then bring it to Adam to name. God was interested to see
what name would be given. I imagine that was some discussion of the creature’s
design and purpose between God and Adam. This took time.
Also, in Genesis, “And they heard the sound of
the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day…But the Lord God
called to Adam and said to him, Where are you” (Genesis 3:8-9 AMP)?
This shows
God coming to spend time with Adam and Eve. This was not unusual for Adam and
Eve. They even knew the sound of God walking and would go out to meet and spend
time with God. This is what God wants, for us to know Him. This is why Jesus
came to earth, so that a way would be open for man to be able to spend time
with God and know him again.
Set aside time, every day to get to know
Father God better. Sit and listen for
His voice. Get to know His presence. Have personal knowledge and relationship
with God.
This will unlock all the promises in Psalm
91, and much more, will become yours. It will not matter what happens, good or
bad, for you will be hidden in God’s presence and protection.
©COPYRIGHT
2012 RICHARD SPANGLER
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