Safe and Sound

Introduction: Do you feel safe? Are you afraid? With all the evil and crime in the world, it is tempting to be uptight. But this word from the Lord gives us great security in Him.
 
Check it out. Notice the steps.
 

1. First, we must FOCUS!! (Psa 91:1,2)

The word “dwell” is יָשַׁב , (yaw-shab’), which means to sit, remain, dwell. In other words, our FOCUS must be on Jesus.
Is yours?
 

2. Next we must have FAITH in Jesus! (Psa 91:2)

“I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.”

Focus and FAITH go together. If our FAITH is in our Lord’s promises then we have a refuge. Is your FAITH in yourself? Put your FOCUS and FAITH in Jesus!
 

3. Then, we must FIGHT! (Psa 91:3-8)

“3Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 5Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 7A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. 8Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.”

Once we establish our FOCUS and FAITH in the God of the Bible, then we can FIGHT our enemies.
Are you FIGHTING the real enemy?
 

4. Finally we must live in FREEDOM In Jesus! (Psa 91:11-16)

“For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 13Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 16With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.”

Living in FREEDOM to love and serve the Lord is God’s will. Are you enjoying His presence? Remember the right order.
 
Conclusion: If our FOCUS, our FAITH, our FIGHT, is in Jesus then our FREEDOM will be in Him.
 
Love y’all, 
Dr. Randy Reese