Sunday, June 20, 2021
During prayer this morning in my mind’s eye I saw a
ferocious storm. Thunder crashing, lightning striking in many places, and bombs
exploding. There was a sense of chaos everywhere. Then the words from Psalm 27
came to mind.
[Psa 27:1, 3, 5 NASB20] (1) [A Psalm] of David. The LORD is
my light and my salvation; Whom should I fear? The LORD is the defense of my
life; Whom should I dread? ... (3) If an army encamps against me, My heart will
not fear; If war arises against me, In [spite of] this I am confident. ... (5) For
on the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; He will hide me in
the secret place of His tent; He will lift me up on a rock.
As troubles arise around us, stand on this promise! The LORD
will hide us from the storms all around us in His tabernacle (“sok, His den or
liar”, the liar of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah). In the secret place of His tent
(ohel – His dwelling place), the place of His presence, we will be safe and
protected. The LORD will lift us up onto a “sur” (a strong rock cliff high
above the turmoil below) where we will be safe!
Stand on these promises and the promises of Psalm 91 in the
days ahead.
[Psa 91:1-9 NASB20] (1) One who dwells in the shelter of the
Most High Will lodge in the shadow of the Almighty. (2) I will say to the LORD,
"My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!" (3) For it is
He who rescues you from the net of the trapper And from the deadly plague. (4)
He will cover you with His pinions, And under His wings you may take refuge;
His faithfulness is a shield and wall. (5) You will not be afraid of the terror
by night, Or of the arrow that flies by day; (6) Of the plague that stalks in
darkness, Or of the destruction that devastates at noon. (7) A thousand may
fall at your side And ten thousand at your right hand, [But] it shall not
approach you. (8) You will only look on with your eyes And see the retaliation
[against] the wicked. (9) For you have made the LORD, my refuge, The Most High,
your dwelling place.
The word of the LORD to me for the days ahead of us, and for
you if you will accept it is, “In the midst of the storms you will walk of the
water if you keep your eyes on Me”. (Matt 14:27-29)
