Scriptures for Spiritual Victory #30

Sometimes in our lives it seems like every day is a battle - temptation keeps on knocking, opposition keeps on building, accusation keeps on coming.  The psalmist knew it well. Though Psalm 91 is not designated as being David's personal testimony, we know he often was in similar situations when he was on the run from both Saul and the Philistines, neither of which he could trust. 

1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
    will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
    my God, in whom I trust.”
3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
    and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his pinions,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;
    his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

Though there was nowhere physically the psalmist could turn for safety, shelter, comfort, protection, there was someone he could trust: The Lord. Going into His temple, His presence, His care, under His roof, we can be calm, confident, and comforted. He will not let us be trapped by temptation; He will protect us from those things we cannot even see - spiritual forces in heavenly places; He will be like the mother bird sheltering her young under her wing. God says: "they are mine; you can't have them. Today, in the heat of the battle, the stress of the day, the attacks that come your way, find shelter and solace in the shadow of God.