Psalm 91:2 says: “I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.” The word refuge means: “shelter or protection from danger or distress; something to which one has recourse in difficulty”. This means that God is a shelter where we can go and be protected from danger or distress. He is our rock where we can go to when we experience difficulties in life. He is also our fortress. A fortress is: “a castle or very well constructed stronghold where the enemy cannot access. It is a place of security or survival”. This means that God is our place of protection. In Him, we can be secure. He protects us from all the attacks of the enemy. Declare Psalm 91:2 every day over you and your family! He is our refuge and fortress, and we can trust Him!
Your work and service has secured your harvest!
David had a profound relationship with God. He understood God’s faithfulness and character. He knew that God is a just God. One of the things he was sure of was that when we choose to obey Him and partner with His will here on earth, there will be a corresponding harvest to our labor. This is what he said about that: “You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure” (Psalms 128:2 (NET). Understand that we cannot out-give God. God is generous and loving. The Apostle Paul also understood this same principle. He shared this thought about God’s faithfulness and response to our righteous labor and service: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work” (2 Corinthians 9:8). Did you catch that? God has laid up for us abundance for every good work. The key there is “good work.” Work is labor. God can’t bless idleness and laziness. He will bless the diligent. He is always looking for those who are willing to do what needs to be done, so that He can bless them and get resources into their hands. Proverbs 12:24 says: “The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.” When He looks at you, does He see a diligent person, or a lazy person that expects everything to be done for them? Are you ready to partner with God? Remember, we will eat from what we produce. We will eat from the fruit of our hands. What have you been producing that God can bless?
Psalms 128:2 (NET) “You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.”
