A U G U S T R A D IO MESSAGE
PSALM 91
by Dr. John Hunter
I N SOME CHURCHES it is sad to see that the Psalms are hardly ever used, except for an occasional reference or for responsive reading. From the testimony of the Word of God itself, however, we find that the Psalms are tremendously important. The Lord Jesus Christ often referred to them in His teaching and minis tering. In the epistles the Christians of the early church, as well as be lievers today, were taught and en joined to speak, teach, and admon ish one another by use of the Psalms. Christ told His disciples, as well as us, that we would find Him in the Psalms. There is a wonderful blessing con cerning the Saviour’s love and pro tection of us found in Psalm 91. As we think of it, I would also like to point out an interesting parallel tak en from the temptation of our Lord given to us in Luke 4:1-13. One of the three ways in which the devil tempted Him was by taking Him to the pinnacle of the temple and then distorting Scripture by. suggesting, “If Thou be the Son of God, cast thy self down from hence; for it is writ ten, he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.” Steadfastly Christ had resisted the devil by declaring, “It is written.” Now Satan himself quotes, or rather misquotes, Scripture. He left out what we find in Psa. 91:11 with the four important words, “In all thy ways”. This was a neat piece of work. He didn’t want to remind Christ that He was being kept “in all His ways”. The 91st Psalm refers to the Lord, but there is also a blessing in here for us as well. Verse 1 has the con
dition and promise, “He that dwell- eth in the secret place of the most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” We read that He THE RED SEA PLACE Have you come to the Red Sea place in your life, Where in spite of all you can do, There is no way out, there is no way back, There is no other way but through? Then wait on the Lord with a trust serene, Till the night of your fear is gone; He will send the wind, He will heap the floods, He says to your soul, "Go on!" And His hand will lead you through, clear through; Ere the watery walls roll down; No foe can reach you, no wave can touch, No mightiest sea can drown; The tossing billows may rear their crests, Their foam at your feet may break. But over their bed you may walk dry-shod, In a path that your Lord will make. In the morning watch, 'neath the lifted cloud. You shall see but the Lord alone, Where He leads you on from the place by the sea, To the land that you have not known; And your fears shall pass as your foes have passed, You shall be no more afraid; You shall sing His praise in a bet ter place, A place that His hand has made. will cover us with His feathers, and under His wings can we take our shelter and refuge (v. 4 ). Talking of wings and feathers to protect and
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