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Dwelling and Abiding


Psalm 91:1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

 

Psalm 91 is a beautiful psalm. So many blessings and promises are contained in its 16 verses. My grandparents for years before they passed would read this psalm together. It is probably one of the most encouraging portions of scripture in the Bible. 

Today the Holy Spirit brought my focus to the 1st verse and showed me that all the rest flows out from this. Without verse 1 you don’t have the rest. When we dwell in the secret place of the most High and abide in the shadow of the almighty how can we not be blessed? How can we not be protected? How can we not be victorious and healthy? 

I saw several castles and towers in Ireland and have seen several forts here in the states that were built for the protection of the people. Thing is that they didn’t always work. Some of those I saw were also in ruins. 

What are the things that people put their trust in now for protection. Guns, the police, fire department, governments, the Armed Forces of their nations, financial wealth, family. Everything I just listed has failed people at some time. Yet the Lord has never, will never nor can He ever fail. 

Seriously if we are dwelling/abiding in His presence what can touch us? Illness? Any enemy? Poverty or lack? Sin? 

Where we run into problems is when we are not dwelling/abiding in His presence. 

John 15:5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

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