God is Our Refuge and Hiding Place

Verses: Psalms 91: 1 - 16

Song inspired by the chapter:  Song has been uploaded from YouTube.com and is not my original.

My thoughts about the verses:

This is a beautiful Psalm that teaches us the love of God.  We are taught the simple fact that those that love God are safe from all harm.  Those that love God will find their salvation in God.  You will be protected against those that desire to harm you.

This verse is a good example of taking something very literal from the Bible.  We know that we all face hard times.  We know that there are illnesses and struggles that plague us through our life.  How can it be that God is our refuge and hiding place if we face hardships?  How can innocent people be harmed if God is protecting them?

Humankind has asked these questions over and over again.  Every time something happens in our life or someone that we love we question the love of God.  We wonder if God is really standing beside us as we face hardships.  We question the peace and salvation that is promised us.

Yet, what we need to know is that the salvation talked about is much bigger than the biggest struggle you will face on earth.  The salvation that is promised us is that of an eternal peace and completeness.  The protection that we are guaranteed comes from God's love for us.  God protects all that will follow by ensuring that they have a place prepared for them in the next life. 

We are not guaranteed a bed of roses without thorns.  We are guaranteed an afterlife filled with peace if we only accept the free gift.  God is reaching out trying to bring us into the fold.  Yet, the final decision to love God is our own.  The decision to allow God to be our refuge and hiding l=place in the next life is a choice that we make.

God wants us to accept the love.  Yet, we often accept it on conditional bases.  God’s love for us is unconditional.  We will have the love no matter how much we try to push it away.  All we have to do is to love God and to accept the love God has for us.

In the end, those that accept the gift will have all the protection that they will ever need.  They have the assurance that no matter what happens here on Earth their peace in Heaven is guaranteed.  We simply need to believe in this love for it to be ours.

Prayer:

We worship you precious God.  We thank you for loving us.  We thank you for being our place of peace and protection.  We ask you today God come into our life and help us feel the peace that you want to give us.  Help us to remember that even though we may have hard times here on Earth you are our hiding place.  You shield us from an eternity without peace.  In the name of the Messiah we pray.  Amen

Questions:

Have you accepted Jesus into your life?  Do you know the peace that comes from God’s love?  Are you willing to trust n the one that can protect you no matter the situation?