Will what worked for them, work for us? They made God their dwelling place. His protection rippled out.
Read Psalm 91 with us. This week we’re memorizing Psalm 91:9-10.
Things seem opposite. It feels counterintuitive.
Instead of going to our friends and loved ones to show we care, we’re being asked to stay away. Especially stay away from those in high-risk categories for the coronavirus.
We don’t know who wrote Psalm 91 or the circumstances behind it, but we do know the people in those times faced plagues and pestilences more often than we have. What’s new to us, wasn’t new to them.
They were likely worried for their family members as well. They didn’t want to see loved ones die. They didn’t want to be unprotected themselves.
So what did they do?
Here’s their advice.
Make the Lord your dwelling place.
What worked for them in the past still works for us in the present.
Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge—no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent.
Psalm 91:9-10
By trusting in God as our refuge, we not only are protecting ourselves, we’re also protecting those “near our tent.”
God’s protection ripples out.
When you stay close to God, others around you also benefit by His shade.
It’s a protection plan for the family.
Intentionally keep choosing to dwell in God’s shelter.
We may still fumble, take wrong turns, endure suffering, and face hard circumstances, but no ultimate evil can overcome us inside God’s care.
Has the godly choice of others been a ripple effect in your life? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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