Continuing in Psalm 91
4b HIS TRUTH SHALL BE THY SHIELD AND BUCKLER.
Lord, I have an "all surrounding coat of mail"! Such is the force of the word "buckler". This wonderful shield and buckler is Your WORD, Your TRUTH. Whatever You say is true, and like Job, I say, "I have esteemed the words of His mouth MORE THAN MY NECESSARY FOOD." (Job 23:12) Whatever You say shall stand, and I stand upon Your promises, Lord, by Your grace. Your WORDS shall be my food and my protection!
5 THOU SHALT NOT BE AFRAID FOR THE TERROR BY NIGHT; NOT FOR THE ARROW
THAT FLIETH BY DAY.
O Lord, what a beautiful promise! IF I stay at "HOME" with You, I shall NOT BE AFRAID. You know, O Lord, that Satan sends the "fiery darts" at me quite often. By thy grace, I want to rise above fear, and I know that I shall, if I stay at "HOME" with You. You have helped me to experience a little of this, and how I long to be totally free from fear! "Not to be afraid is...an unspeakable blessing, since for every suffering which we endure from real injury we are tormented by a thousand griefs which arise from fear only," Spurgeon says.
Spurgeon also says, "Night is the congenial hour of horrors, when alarms walk abroad like beasts of prey, or ghouls from among the tombs; our fears turn the sweet season of repose into one of dread..."
With nighttime, fear comes easily, and there is often "terror", too, in the "nighttime" of our lives!But...
"Blessed is that communion with God which renders us impervious to midnight frights, and horrors born of darkness...When Satan's quiver shall be empty (I shall) remain uninjured by his craft and cruelty, yea, his broken darts shall be to (me) as trophies of Your truth and power"! (Quote by Spurgeon and personalized by me)
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