The Rewards of Devotion

Psalm 91:14 "Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name."

All those who come to God and choose to live in a close relationship with him can rest assured of  His care.Any worry,frustration, or even evil darkness will have to stay outside if one climbs under God's sheild of protection.God's covering is nurturing and warm like feathers, but his covering is also hard as steel and sturdy like a shield.

We don't know how God is going to respond to the pleas of those who seek deliverance.Sometimes rescue is immediate. sometimes the needed miracle never comes,especially in the way that we expected it.However, the promise of God as we read it in psalm 91 stands true in light of eternity,and a lifetime of experience.God will rescue those who make the Lord their refuge,even though He may first require some weary saints to endure some sort of tribulation until his deliverence comes.

This Psalm of deliverance ends with an acknowledgement that trouble will come to those who love the Lord.Many of the faithful have died at young ages.Nevertheless, the promise of God's rescue is sure. All that is required is that we acknowledge God's sovereignty over the affairs of men,especially our own. One other requirement, as given in the  Psalm, is that we call upon the Lord. Let us not presume that because God is omniscient(all-knowing) that there is no need for us to pour out our hearts to God,and tell Him what is going on,and how circumstances and people are affecting us.We call out to the Lord for our sakes, not His. And so when we do experience His deliverence, whenever it arrives, there is no doubt in our minds that we have been saved, and we know the One who has saved us.

Finding security is God does not mean to unlock your doors to everyone and burn our life insurance policy.What it means is that you do not look to other people ,places, or things for your ultimate security. Too often we say yes,we trust in God, but we spend our time and money investing in the security those other things supposedly brings us.If Jesus is our Savior,our refuge our God, and our fortress, what can we desire that we may not be sure to fine in him.We know whom we have trusted.God Himself assures us of his help,security and peace.His love and care are the rewards of a life devoted to Him.