More thoughts on Psalm 91

He who dwells in the refuge of the Most High has made a commitment to be there, he's walked away from depending on other refuges. Even to consider a need for one is to know the threats of the world. He also has to have been invited, as the Lord would not allow a trespasser or invader. Surely He will save you from the snare of the fowler. Such confidence of a specific rescue informs me the writer has experienced this and other type of deliverances. Not to be mundane, but I've heard people speak of praying to the Lord and having Him provide a parking place in a hectic location. Most of us don't go out hiking in the wilderness, and even if we did, those type of traps are much rarer than ancient times-at least in the first world countries. But we can say, He protected me from a bad wreck: I did not see the person, who was in my blind spot, and I almost hit him. Or someone was racing along, and nearly hit me. Those are the hazards and needs of daily modern life-which the Lord is fully able to deal with as well as He helped in times past. We should have testimonies of His practical deliverances if He is involved in our lives.Beyond the down blankets, I thought of the extreme comfort of feathers, their softness even beyond fur. Having recently acquired a new coat with a small rim of fur on the hat, I was sitting in a theater feeling a touch cold when I noticed myself sitting with the coat in my lap, just rubbing the top.God provides real comfort, even luxuries sometimes just to bless us. Having been inculcated with the almost monklike need to deny ourselves, the positive confession theologies have seemed heretical to me. But does God demand us to always forego pleasures? No. That is unbiblical. When I can think of the verse that I refer to, I will come back and post it. But it means He created all good things, and He wants to give them to us. His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. For defense or offense, it is the only protection as we go about serving Him.