March 6: Psalm 91:14-16

Key Verse: Psalm 91:14
‘Because he loves me,’ says the Lord, ‘I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

Devotion:
No matter where you look at the bible, there are many places where God keeps His promises. You can see the results of those promises being kept and you can read about the hope it gives future generations as they look to God for hope, strength, mercy, salvation and much more!

God’s chosen people elected to obey God in the beginning. The people around them chose to oppress and abuse them. The people of God chose to continue depending on God, trusting Him with everything. God saw this and had compassion. He promised to look after them and we have seen that promise come true. We have also seen how people have gone back on their word and not followed God – only to find out life was too difficult on their own.

With God’s help, we can overcome so much in our lives. We can stand strong in the knowledge He will protect us when we are willing to trust in Him. That being said, we live amongst evil and despicable people. Because of this, we often get into trouble because we are close to those evil people. Don’t blame God when things go wrong because of evil people – blame them instead.

My prayer today is for more people to come to know the power and mercy of our Lord God. I pray for people to make God their own refuge and to uphold the name of Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. Through this they will see the love and protection of God – for which there is no match in this world.

Points to Ponder:
Do you give God the glory He deserves?

Will you trust your life in God’s hands?