The Best Place to Live

Pete Ramirez

Psalm 91:1-16

1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a] 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” 3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. 5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. 8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. 9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, 10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. 11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; 12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. 13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. 14 “Because he[b] loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. 15 He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”

7 Assurances For God-Fearers In Times Of Trouble:

I. Remember God’s . (v 1-2)

1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a] 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,my God, in whom I trust.”

Most High = Elyon – God who owns everything - Almighty = Shaddai – God that provides all our needs - The Lord = Jehovah – God is the eternal - I AM of My God = Elohim – God is the creator, refuge, and fortress

II. Remember God his people from their foes. (v 3)

3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare

III. Remember God is He is a shield you can trust. (v4)

4 He will cover you with his feathers,and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and ram

Because of who He is and what He does, God-fearers will dwell in the secret place and abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

IV. Remember God had made these promises to the not to us. (v 5-13)

5 You will not fear the terror of night,nor the arrow that flies by day, 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,nor the plague that destroys at midday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side,ten thousand at your right hand,but it will not come near you. 8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. 9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”and you make the Most High your dwelling, 10 no harm will overtake you,no disaster will come near your tent. 11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; 12 they will lift you up in their hands,so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. 13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

V. Remember God desires abiding loving from us still today. (v 14)

14 “Because he[b] loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

VI. Remember God desires people who know and believe in His . (v 15)

VII. Remember God desires to your life. (v 16)

16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.