OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-SATURDAY-30/04/2016-THE LORD MY FORTRESS-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
THE LORD MY FORTRESS
Memorise
And
he said the LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer. 2ndSamuel 22:2
Read
Psalms 91:1-8,
1He that dwelleth in the
secret place of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I
will say of the Lord, He is my
refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of
the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
4 He
shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his
truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou
shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by
day;
6 Nor
for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that
wasteth at noonday.
7 A
thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it
shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only
with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
KJV
MESSAGE
The experience of David concerning divine
protection is worthy of study. In our memory verse for today, he said: “The
Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer”. Whoever experiences these
attributes of God in his life can be rightly described as the inheritance of
the Lord. The Psalmist further wrote.
“They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion,
which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
Psalms 125:1
One point to quickly
note is that this Bible verse talks only to those who put their trust in the
Lord, not those who have alternatives. David trusted totally in the Lord and he
was never disappointed, that’s why he made such statements as this;
“As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the
Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Psalms 125:2
In other words, the Lord builds walls of
protection round about his people. This is ‘food for thought’ for double-minded
people who are still in doubt of God’s ability to totally protect. Some people
are even afraid of prosperity, because they feel they will be prone to attacks
from their enemies if they get rich. They obviously do not know that the
Almighty God that prospers is the One that protects as well.
“Surely he shall
deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence….
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth
by day.”
Psalms 91:3, 5
One is thrilled by
the assurance with which the Psalmist tells us about the Lord’s protection over
His people. David’s experiences, first with the lion and the bear, and later
with Goliath, are testimonies that should make a doubter believe that our God
is indeed Jehovah-Nissi.
I assure you that if
you put your trust in the Lord, your protection is guaranteed. Our Lord never
fails, He watches over his elect so that His name will not be blasphemed. Also,
He fights on behalf of His elect so that they may not be discouraged by the
battles of life.
My prayer is that the
Rock of Ages will continue to protect you and your loved ones in the name of
Jesus. However, ensure that you have no other god beside the Almighty God.
Action Point
Father, please deliver from
the nets of the fowlers in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year
1st Kings 12-13,
Proverbs 17:15-28
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