Psalm 91 Sermon Part 1

 Psalm 91 is a call to confidence in God and so is a call away from the cynicism of our age. At a time when many people seem to live only for the moment (because beyond that, who knows what will happen), Psalm 91 is a call to confidence in a God who, if you make him your resting place, will never leave you.


Hear God's message to you that your life is beneath the shelter and shadow of His wings. He is your life's fortress, delivering you to spiritual strength now and certain bodily strength as well in eternity.




We live in a world full of danger and disease.  The arrows of accusation and attack are often aimed at us. We have both human and spiritual enemies. But Psalm 91 says the person who chooses God as his shelter will be protected by God from all evil. The promise is NOT the absence of danger, but of coming through all danger, unscathed, safe in God.



“Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.”  The effect on my heart was immediate.  Faith appropriated the passage as her own.  I felt secure, refreshed, girt with immortality.  I went on with my visitation of the dying, in a calm and peaceful spirit.  I felt no fear of evil and I suffered no harm.  The providence which moved the tradesman to place those verses in his window, I gratefully acknowledge; and in remembrance of it’s marvelous power, I adore the Lord my God.”  



Psalm 91 calls us to go to God as our place of safety. It does not call us to a life of primarily avoiding risks. It does not call us to a life of “ultra self-protection”. It does not counsel us to cautiously hide ourselves from all danger.  But calls us to take refuge in God, to face life courageously, without fear!

*The theme of Psalm 91 is simply: The one who makes the Lord his refuge will find great protection from God.  This is a promise to those who trust in God.  It is a promise to THE ONE who dwells in the shelter of the Most High. A shelter only protects those who get under it. Verse 9 says, “Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place” no evil shall befall you. The promises of Psalm 91 all hinge on that condition. 

“For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you up with their hands so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone.” God has commanded angels to guard you.


Psalm 91 appeals to us to trust God because God takes great pleasure in those who DO trust him, and gives them special protection! Verse 14 “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name.”.  

*Our protection comes from the ultimate authority and power in the universe.  We dwell in the shelter of the Most High; we abide in the shadow of the Almighty”.  We are safe, precisely because the One who protects us is the Most High, the Almighty. 

*We enter the protection of God by CHOOSING to place ourselves under his protection.  We MAKE the Lord our refuge. Verse 2 demonstrates this action of our heart!  “I will say to the Lord, (You are) My refuge and my fortress, You are my God, in whom I trust”.  “God, YOU are my place of safety!” If you begin to talk to God like this, you will have amazing peace and amazing protection. 



*If we choose God as our shelter, we can expect actual deliverance in the real world dangers we all face. The Bible, Christian history, the lives of missionaries and ordinary saints are filled with stories of amazing acts of God to protect them.  



*If we choose God as our shelter, even in those instances in our lives where evil seems to have the upper hand, Satan's purposes are always overthrown and God's good plan for us is always advanced. 



*If we choose God as our shelter we know that nothing can affect our Eternal safety in God.  We know that trouble, famine, danger, demons, nothing present or in the future, not even death, can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.  To be safe in Christ is ultimate safety.



The question for each of us is will we live in fear or will we live in God. If you want to know where you are living, listen to yourself talk.  You can tell in a minute where you are living by what you are saying.  This is why it is so important to SAY to the Lord, “You are my refuge and my fortress.  You are my God in whom I trust”.


Psalm 91 is the strongest protection prayer in the Bible. God's word is a double edged sword and can be used to cast off the enemy and proclaim Gods glory in your house. Sometimes God rescues us himself, but other times he gives us the tools to fight.



As this Psalm says, “We do not have to be afraid of what comes our way because the Lord is with us, and he protects, and he keeps his own!” The security of Psalm 91 is about God's sustaining and his keeping and protecting grace!




In Psalm 91 God promises His presence, power, protection, deliverance, and salvation to the one who dwells with Him in His secret place; trusting, and loving Him; finding all of his value in God, and staying connected to Him day in and day out.

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