When God says “surely,” this is a guarantee. In Psalms 91:3, He promises to deliver us from the traps of the enemy, and from deadly pestilences. You can also see that God will “deliver” us from these calamities. That means that even if we fall into a trap, God promises to deliver us, or to intervene so that we would be set free. You can see in Acts 12, where God sends an angel to deliver the Apostle Peter from prison and sure death. In Acts 16, God delivers the Apostle Paul and Silas from prison. The Lord Jesus promised that He would never leave us nor forsake us. I have heard Christians say that they don’t feel that God is with them. Without realizing it, they are saying that they don’t trust God’s promise. It’s time to reflect on our actions and words. King David trusted God completely. Do we?
Psalms 91:3 – Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence.
Part of the faith life is learning to say what God’s word says about you. This is hard because our tendency is to react or to speak negatively. Most human beings spend the majority of their life criticizing and complaining. God was displeased with Israel when they received the negative report of the 10 spies in Numbers 13:32. God later on declares that none of those who complained would enter their inheritance (Numbers 14:26-28). You have the power of life and death in your tongue. There is power in what you say. King David said that he trusted the Lord his God. He said to Goliath that God would give him the victory over him. He lined up his words with his faith in God. It’s time to inspect the words that you speak. Use the next couple of days to realign your words with the word of God. Begin to release life into your environment and future. There is power in your words!
Psalms 91:2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”
