“GUARD YOU IN ALL YOUR WAYS!”

Psalms 91:9-16                          (ESV)

“9 Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place- the MOST HIGH, who is my refuge- 

10 no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent. 

11 For HE will command HIS angels concerning you to “GUARD YOU IN ALL YOUR WAYS”. 

12 On their hands they (HIS ANGELS) will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. 

13 You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot. 

14 "Because he holds fast to ME in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows MY name. 

15 When he calls to ME, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. 

16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him MY salvation."  

There are many times in my life when I have a particular phrase on my mind and I “wear it out”!  It seems that lately “GOD, however, never invited me to be co-god with HIM” dominates my thought pattern.  Another quote I am using is “The same GOD WHO makes the rose petals, also makes the thorns on the stem”!  

When I look back at my life and observe how ALMIGHTY GOD has so  orchestrated the events of my life for HIS Glory, I am simultaneously humbled and awestruck!  The words of verse thirteen above won’t be used in many sermons by prospective preachers.  It says “You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot””, for a couple of verses prior HE says “HE will command HIS angels concerning you to “GUARD YOU IN ALL YOUR WAYS”. 

When I reminisce about my youth and young adult life, I am amazed how the HAND of ALMIGHTY GOD was leading and directing my every move.  Now, that is not saying that I have always made wise decisions!  As a matter of fact, many times having to go through difficulties is where I experienced the greatest growth, but usually with a measured amount of pain!  

Later in life I have been “through the valley of the shadow of death” a couple of times and HE has delivered me with the apparent greatest of ease.  But remember, we are referring to the CREATOR and SUSTAINER of LIFE, with WHOM, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE (Luke 1:37)!  James 4:3 says “You ask and do not receive, BECAUSE YOU ASK WRONGLY, TO SPEND IT ON YOUR PASSIONS.”

HEAVENLY FATHER, cause me to have a desire to SEE YOUR work done in my life, and in my surroundings. YOU have brought me this far FOR A PURPOSE, and YOU still have a Plan for my life.  My prayer is that YOU will “GUARD YOU IN ALL YOUR WAYS” as I perform the tasks YOU have assigned to me!!!