When you first read Psalm 91, it sounds like if you trust God, you shouldn’t have any problems at all, that He comes swooping down and snatches from whatever trouble you are in. But that doesn’t seem to be our experience as Jesus followers. Even Jesus Himself had problems and was then crucified. You would think that of all people, He would never experience trouble. Yet, He even said that in this life you will have trouble. I believe that initially this Psalm is for Israel that if they wholeheartedly trusted God as a nation, they could experience God’s protection from enemies. Just read Deuteronomy 28:1-14. That said, I believe there are applications for the believer today. If we trust God, we can see that He is our haven, He is our hope, and He is our help. Let’s remember that God IS there with us in every trouble. Do you believe Him? Do you believe His Word?
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