My Help, My Trust!

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty (Whose power no foe can withstand). I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I (confidently) trust! Psalm 91:1,2. So, how do we win the battle against worry, fear, and anxiety? The answer is found in these couple of verses of Psalm 91. First, we must "dwell", which means "to remain...to settle...to continue...sit (-down)." This is the same word Jesus used in John 15:4 when He told His disiples, Dwell in Me, and I will dwell in you. (Live in Me, and I will live in you.) Just as no branch can bear fruit of itself without abiding in (being vitally united to) the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in Me. Second, we must dwell in the secret place of the Most High, meaning a hiding place, a place of protection, a place with a covering over it so we will be kept safe from all our enemies. And third, we must remain under the shadow of the Almighty, meaning we must make the Lord our Refuge and our Fortress, leaning and relying on Him and confidently trusting in Him. As we do these things, He will deliver us from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. "Amen!" GOD HAS IN HIMSELF ALL POWER TO DEFEND YOU, ALL WISDOM TO DIRECT YOU, ALL MERCY TO PARDON YOU, ALL GRACE TO ENRICH YOU. Thomas Benton Brooks (1609-1680).