Friday March 12th, 2021
Memorize: Psalm 91:7 New Living Translations (NLT)
« Though a thousand fall at your side, though ten thousand are dying around you, these evils will not touch you. »
Read: Psalm 91 New King James Versions (NKJV)
1 Whoever dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord,
“He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust.”
3 Surely He shall deliver me from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence.
4 He shall cover me with His feathers, and under His wings I shall take refuge;
His truth shall be my shield and buckler.
5 I will not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at my side, and ten thousand at my right hand; but it shall not come near me.
8 Only with my eyes shall you look, and see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because I have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, my dwelling place,
10 No evil shall befall me, nor shall any plague come near my dwelling;
11 For He shall give His angels charge over me, to keep me in all my ways.
12 In their hands they shall bear me up, lest I dash my foot against a stone.
13 I shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, the young lion and the serpent I shall trample underfoot.
14 “Because I have set my love upon God, therefore He will deliver me;
He will set me on high, because I know His name.
15 I will call upon Him, and He will answer me;
He will be with me in trouble;
He deliver me and I will honor Him.
16 With long life He will satisfy me, and show me His salvation.”
Message:
There are lots of battles God fights for us that we know nothing about.
Many of such battles take place when we are sleeping, working or even relaxing.
It is a big error for anyone to think that he is alive by his own power or not to thank God every day for all that He does.
One day God decided to give me a glimpse of the battles He fights for me that I am not aware of.
l was a lecturer at the University of Ilorin at the time. In those days, I used to leave the campus after my morning lectures and drive home for lunch since my house was not too far away from the school. I would also rest a little before returning to the campus to take my afternoon classes.
One afternoon, I came home as usual, finished my lunch and lay on the couch to rest for a little while. I did not intend to sleep but I closed my eyes because I was already a Pastor then and my sitting room was always busy with people going in and out of the house. If they saw my eyes closed, they would know I was resting and not disturb me.
Suddenly, I felt someone looming over me. The person held my hands and legs then drew closer to kiss me. At first, I thought it was my wife, then it suddenly occurred to me that whoever could hold my hands and legs at the same time had to be really tall and strong, so l opened my eyes and the person disappeared.
After this incident I felt a cold sensation run through my body but I soon forgot about it and went for my afternoon lectures. Immediately after my lectures I started vomiting and stooling. When I drove back home, I had to practically crawl out of the car to get into the house. I was in the toilet when I cried
“Daddy, what is this? I am Your son, how can this be happening to me?”
He replied
“Son, l just wanted you to have a little taste of the unseen battles I fight for you constantly.”
After that the stooling stopped.
You may not know it but God loves you so much that He is fighting for you day and night.
He is not only fighting for you; He is fighting for your loved ones as well because He knows that whatever affects them will affect you.
Therefore, give Him thanks daily.
Praise His name with all your heart.
Stand tall with the confidence that God is on your side and you are more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37).
Prayer point: Father, thank You for all the battles you are fighting for me.
Author: Pst E. A Adeboye
Texte edited by Naomie
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