Last night, I slept earlier than usual. Unfortunately, I woke up in the middle of the night with a troubled heart. I don’t know what exactly disquieted me. I just knew that peace had left me and that I wasn’t all right.
I switched on the lamp near the bed while hearing my dog breathe. He too, like me, was not asleep anymore. There was a stack of books on the table but I reached out for a book that was already in my bed. It was a KJV Bible that a friend of mine gave me. Something led me to Psalm 91. Here are the verses that moved me:
Psalm 91:5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Psalm 91:9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
The terror by night woke me up but it can never rob me of my real Peace who is Jesus. In the same way, trials may come and failures may abound in my life but these can never stop me from running to Him who gives joy, protection and deliverance. The good thing is He always comes to the rescue no matter how undeserving I feel.
Psalm 91:14-15 says: Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
And for that, I thank and praise Him.
He that by faith chooses God for his protector, shall find all in him that he needs or can desire. Great security is promised to believers in the midst of danger. Wisdom shall keep them from being afraid without cause, and faith shall keep them from being unduly afraid. Whatever is done, our heavenly Father’s will is done; and we have no reason to fear.
(Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on Psalm 91)
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