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by Andy Castro
'They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. '
Psalm 91:12 AMP
Remember the shocking feeling radiating through your body when stubbing your little toe? The extreme pain makes you jump around like a dancing gorilla. You jump around like a one-legged high wire artist. Your voice box clamps up like a Venus flytrap preventing your bellow from expressing itself.
In verse 11 of Psalm 91, we learned God sends out from under His protective shelter and into the world to be a strong, developed, fighting believer. In this verse, we can… ( Click for more )
'For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. ' Psalm 91:11 AMP
Earthquakes shake and shift the ground we walk on. If it's strong enough, the shaking and shifting will damage and destroy the buildings we've settled in.
So, it is with God. He destroys the thoughts of comfort and complacency we enjoy under His protective sphere. At this moment in time, God is the earthquake.
The time comes when the Lord calls us out from His protective covering.
He calls us into the wild jungles of humanity to tame the land and develop great kingdoms… ( Click for more )
'For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. ' Psalm 91:11 AMP
Earthquakes shake and shift the ground we walk on. If it's strong enough, the shaking and shifting will damage and destroy the buildings we've settled in.
So, it is with God. He destroys the thoughts of comfort and complacency we enjoy under His protective sphere. At this moment in time, God is the earthquake.
The time comes when the… ( Click for more )
'There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. ' Psalm 91:10 KJV
A key factor in the ability to believe this verse true is to have a deep and personal understanding of God’s love for you. God’s love and our fear are polar opposites of each other. The level of fear you experience in life tells the level of your belief in God’s love… ( Click for more )
'Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;' Psalm 91:9 KJV
This verse grabs my attention. In the middle of this chapter, it exerts God's powerful ability to destroy the works of Satan. This verse reminds me of the cheesy commercials that play up their product then state, "But that's not all!" It's phycological wording to reel in your attention to increase the perceived value in your mind.
But God is not cheesy. He, in this verse, is upping the ante. God is adding more goodness to your plate.… ( Click for more )
'But Jesus was in the stern, asleep [with His head] on the [sailor's leather] cushion. And they woke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are about to die?" ' Mark 4:38 AMP
How could Jesus be asleep in the middle of a violent storm? … ( Click for more )
'Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.'
Psalm 91:8 KJV
On my last blog on Psalm 91:7, we talked about the difficulty of believing God's words. At times, the Word of God seems to be too good to be true. Verse 8 gets better.
When we submit our way of trying to live our life to the full and trust God's direction, we will see the enemy fail in every aspect of our life. God will also make the enemy return all he has stolen from us.
Let's break this down.
"Only with thine eyes" means you will be an actual witness on how… ( Click for more )
'A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but danger will not come near you. '
Psalm 91:7 KJV
"If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
It's been a prevalent statement over the years. It's a sensible statement to remember concerning advertisements for any given product. In this world, we have to use wisdom for purchases, relationships, and quick fixes.
Unfortunately, this statement mixed with our personal experiences can taint how we view and react to God's Word.
In regards to the verse, for instance,
How… ( Click for more )
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
Psalm 91:6 KJV
Strong's Definition of pestilence.
From H1696 (in the sense of destroying); a pestilence
Root word def:
V) rbd (דבר DBR) - Speak: A careful arrangement of words or commands. KJV
After studying and meditating on this verse, here is a little of what I see and hear.
The enemy is allowed to put us in circumstances that expose our deepest fears. Exposing fears is a part of our life's process to forge in us an unshakable faith… ( Click for more )
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Psalm 91:5 KJV
We can see here the author is still speaking to himself. Still making declarations to his soul. King David did something amazing recorded in 1 Samuel 30:6(KJV), And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.
David's tribe of people were going to kill him. He was greatly distressed as we all would… ( Click for more )
'He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. ' Psalm 91:4 KJV
Strong's Definition of truth. Contracted from H539; stability; figuratively certainty, truth, trustworthiness: - assured (-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure,… ( Click for more )
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