January 21, 2007

  • "no harm will befall me"... ??

    I came across an interesting article today about Psalm 91.  It asks an important question, which may be obvious to you if you read the Psalm again and think about it (I had not noticed this question in detail myself before tonight):

    He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

    Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.

    If you make the Most High your dwelling-- even the LORD, who is my refuge -- then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

    "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will 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 will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."

    Question...  is this true or not?  Is it really true that "no harm will befall me", that "no disaster will come near my tent"?

    Here are some more thoughts beyond what the article mentioned...

    Recall what Jesus said on the cross...  he quoted Psalm 22... which starts out with "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"   Does/did Psalm 91 apply to Jesus?

    Well, about halfway through Psalm 22, there is a sudden switch in tone.

     

    Is. 53

    Rom. 8.28

    nothing 'bad' will ever happen to you (?)

    ex. child's surgery to remove cancer.. looking back years later, with gratitude toward parents

tim223

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