Psalm 91:14,15 God Is Faithful
“The Lord says, ‘I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name. When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honor them’” (NLT).
This photograph is from a state park in Nebraska. The ranger told us that this pair of geeses had lost several chicks to a fox, so they had become extra attentive to and protective of their remaining gosling. If these geese are so protective of their chick, how much more must our Lord and Savior be protective of us. All we need to do is call on Him.
Psalm 91 is a Psalm of the promise of protection by God for those who love Him. David begins the Psalm by speaking of the shelter and rest provided therein, and ends it by saying, “I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation.” Packed between the beginning and end of Psalm 91 are acknowledgements of the deadly things the enemy will attempt to bring upon God’s people, from snares to terrors to arrows to plagues. But also packed in those verses are God’s continuing proclamations that He will be with us, give us strength, hold us up with His hands, and provide us with armor. Yes, satan can do terrible things, but he should know better than to get in a fight with God Almighty. The last time He decided to take on God he was humiliated in front of his own demons, and Jesus brought us the keys to eternal life. The last part of verse 15, “I will rescue and honor them,” is amazing to me. Not only will God rescue me, He will honor me. God will honor me? Yes, that is what He said! I’m the one who needs rescuing, but God will honor me. WOW! How great is our God? How much can I trust Him? How very much does He love us? Those are questions that will take me an eternity to answer.