Thought for the Day

Verse 25 - The Bible tells us many times not to be fearful. God knows we live in a world where fearful things happen, and He has made provision for us. He promises to watch over and care for His children, and has even appointed angels to keep us from harm: "For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone" (Psalm 91:11-12).

We are living in the last days. Before the Second Coming of Christ, God will be dealing with the wicked. Many of them will be removed from the earth through judgments in the form of plagues, storms, earthquakes, and other catastrophes. (Not all who perish in these kinds of destructions are wicked, since many innocent souls can suffer too for various reasons). Today's verses charge us not to be fearful, but to have faith that our God will keep us, as well as our families, safe. We can be protected from these things if we stay close to the Lord and have faith in the protecting power of God, "under the shadow of His wings."

"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence" (Psalm 91:1-3).

Verse 26 - Our confidence must not rest in the things of this world, but in the fact that our Father watches over us and keeps us from falling. That is what is meant by "keeping thy foot from being taken." Without God's protection we are apt to fall into the devil's snares. Satan uses many schemes to try to turn us aside from God's ways. If we pray, read our Bibles, and stay close to the Lord, he will not be able to "trip us up."