Today’s passage: Psalm 91
Helpful thoughts:
- If you have chosen to live under the protection of God, you have chosen well. He is Almighty!
- In commentary to this psalm, Charles Spurgeon wrote this: “When you walk with a friend in certain positions of the sun, your friend’s shadow falls on you, but you cannot expect to have the shadow of your friend unless you are near him.”
- No child of God suffers or dies by chance or bad luck. God has a purpose for all things, and for those whom He has called, it is always for their good (Romans 8:28-30).
Questions to consider:
- How many bad things can you find in this psalm that could cause us fear or distress? How many of them are more powerful than Almighty God?
- If someone were to reference this psalm to say that Christians never get sick or should never use medicines of any kind, what would be a good response? (1 Timothy 5:23) If Christians don’t ever get sick, why do Christians get sick? And why did Timothy get sick and need medicinal treatment for his “frequent ailments?” What must this psalm mean when it speaks of God’s control over all these hardships?
- What does it look like for a person to hold fast to God in love? Beyond any emotional feeling, what actions result from this love? What actions resulted from God’s love for you?