BBD 04.26.10 Terror in the Night (Classic 2001)
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(A Devotional Classic from 2001)
04.26.10
Terror in the Night
You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies
by day, nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction
that lays waste at noonday. - Psalm 91:5-6.
A family in Redlands, California understands very clearly what is meant by
the terror by night. Just a couple of weeks ago a mountain lion crashed
through their closed dining-room window shattering the glass. The lion then
ran down a hallway, through the bedroom where their six-year-old and
three-year-old children were sleeping. The lion then crashed through the
closed bedroom window. Mountain lions are having more and more encounters
with people and attacking people more frequently in the United States. (The
most recent Discover magazine has an excellent article on mountain lions.)
There are so many potential dangers, which threaten our lives and that of
our loved ones. To dwell upon these threats can almost bring about a
paralysis, which would hinder every area of our lives. What a comfort to
understand that we who are the children of God are under His protection and
the watchful eyes of His angels. The Psalmist says, "He who dwells in the
secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty
(Psalm 91:1). In verse 11 the Psalmist says, "For He shall give His angels
charge over you, to keep you in all your ways."
When the terrors of this world seem overwhelming and pressing in from all
sides we must look as the Psalmist did to the Lord God and say with him, "I
will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I
will trust (Psalm 91:2).'" Making the Lord our refuge and dwelling place
(v.9) we can walk in confidence through the terrors of the dark and of the
day.
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