Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label Psalm 91

Looking Out the Window: Linore Rose Burkard Discusses Twenty Promises for Your Life in Psalm Ninety-One

Twenty Promises For Your Life Psalm 91 has long been one of my favorite portions of Scripture and this morning I was reminded why. Did you know that tucked inside the 16 verses of this Psalm are no less than 20 promises? It's true. There are nineteen instances of what God WILL do for the believer, and one "I WILL" on the part of the believer. That makes 20 promises. Nineteen for us to receive and one for us to do. I'd say that's a generous ratio! Let's take a closer look: 1. Whoever lives under the shelter of the Most High WILL remain in the shadow of the Almighty. (vs.1) (I will be protected by God's sheltering "shadow".) 2. I WILL say of the LORD, You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.(vs.2) (God is a refuge, a place of rest and peace and I can trust Him--and tell this to world.) 3. He is the one who WILL rescue you from hunters' traps and from the deadly plagues.(vs.3) (If someone tries to trip m