Psalm 91:1-16

The Lord is my Refuge

A lot of us have moments where we are afraid. Fear is the type of emotion at times where it causes us to drown out any other positive things around us. If we’re not careful, when we’re afraid, we can sometimes forget about the things of God. Psalm 91 can help us redirect ourselves to fix our gaze on God.

An author named Tim Keller wrote a book called ‘The Songs of Jesus.’ In it, he says, “The devil wants us to think that God’s promises have failed if he lets us suffer. But the psalm later clarifies that God will save us ‘in trouble’ and not from it.” In other words, we do not need refuge from the quiet, the sadness, the brokenness, and the pain; we need refuge from the storm that is inevitably coming. Suffering was sewn into our existence at the fall, but Psalm 91 shouts into the rushing wind (v.1-2).

The riches of Psalm 91 are vast, with so many metaphors and names for God, calling us backward and forward through the Old and New Testaments. It does so beautifully what the whole of Scripture does: it paints a picture of our hopeless existence apart from God and beckons us into the fullness of life in relationship with Him.

What are some things in your life that are causing fear? Career? Kids? Finances? Marriage? How can you lean into God to be our refuge in this time?