Thursday, February 15, 2018

On Psalm 91

From infancy it had me in its grasp.
Until now, I was caught by the trap.
The Enemy ensnared me with his web.

But his reign is not forever.
In fact, his reign is just a facade, a temporary feature.

The One who Speaks the Truth spoke to me today.
Like a breath of fresh air, His Spirit came.
In a moment, he loosed the chains to set the captive free.

Little by little, His sanctifying work moves within me.
Like a wind sweeping across the plains, He refreshes me.

Like a diver coming up from deep water, I surfaced.
Past the web, past the lies, past the destruction that lay in wait for me.
Air, fresh air. Sweet, unpolluted, healthy, happy air.

LIFE.


The Enemy's grip on this world will fade.
In a hostile society steeped with comparisons, the children of God will arise.
The descendants of Abraham will lift their praises to heaven.


"The Enemy comes to kill, steal, and destroy. But HE has come so that you may have life, and life to the full" (John 10:10)

Though the Enemy comes with darkness and hatred,
though the earth be covered in war, plague, and death....

The people of God will stand.
They will wear His armor, made for them through trial.
In Golden light they will stand. With shields of faith locked they will rise.
To the One who is Almighty - El Shaddai - to Him alone will they look.

Let faith arise.
Let hope live!
Our God is mighty to save!
"He will surely deliver us from the snare of the trapper, and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover us with His pinions, and in His wings we will find refuge. His faithfulness will be our shield and our bulwark!" (Psalm 91:4)