He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation. ---Psalm 91:15-16
There is no doubt in my mind that God is so in love with His children that He would do anything for them if they felt the same about Him! To give Him our thought life is what He desires the most. To give Him our energy, time and talent is a side effort that He appreciates, but He mostly wants our thoughts and meditations to be on Him and His efforts to give us a beautiful, victorious life.
Where do I get this kind of thinking? Well, just look at Psalm 91! From verse 1 all the way to the end, He is giving us a promise of complete protection and provision when we think on Him, trust Him and have confidence in His ability to be there for us no matter what we are facing.
In yesterday’s devotion, I discussed how to call upon God with the promise that God will walk with you through your difficult challenges. Not only that, but He will pull you out of your circumstances as you come out the other side of your trial as a confident victor and He will honor you. To continue with verse 16, we see that God wants to bless you with LONG LIFE!!!
“Yes, BUT….” You may interject what the doctors say, what family members say, that so-and-so died when they prayed, and on and on. We cannot side with the world and their thoughts. We must side with what God says. He is the one who knows your situation from the inside out. He is the one who crafted your body and has given you the ability to think. Now it is up to you to choose whom you shall believe. Will you believe the report of the doctor, banker, or your boss or will you believe the report of the Lord.
We are focused on Psalm 91:14-16. This is what GOD SAYS. This is His prescription. This is His report. Call on Him by His Name and He will answer you. He’ll be with you and deliver you then honor you when you stand on His Word. Then, He will give you long life. The original language means length of days, a full life which will be full of satisfaction. That sounds like a life of peace, doesn’t it? Imagine trusting our living God so completely that you don’t have to worry about anything in the present or the future and anything that happened in the past is past!!!
Lastly, God says that He will show you His salvation. God will demonstrate on a regular basis what it means to be saved. Salvation is not just delivered out of the pit of hell as a result of a sinful life. NO! Salvation is so rich that we must live each day relishing the fact that we are saved. Here is what salvation means in addition to deliverance; victory, health, prosperity (to move ahead in life), to be safe, rescued, preserved, defended and totally free! Won't you accept His salvation today?
Confession: You, O Lord, are my Salvation. You are my defender, my savior, my victor and my rescuer. You will preserve me from calamity and life-threatening acts. You are my shield and my tower in whom I can trust.
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