Protection in His Love
Thursday, February 23
Protection in His Love
The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name. Psalm 91:14
In Psalm 91 verse 14 God is speaking to us personally from His secret place and announcing promises in the first person. God promises to deliver and protect the person who clings to Him in love. Those who follow godly wisdom and remain near to the Lord’s will also give themselves a better chance at avoiding disaster. This passage challenges the reader to set his love upon God. When he does, the promises come into effect, and God is indulgent with His promises to the one who loves Him.
When Jesus asked Peter, “Do you love me?”, He used the highest Greek word for love, from the root agape, a self-sacrificing love. It is the kind of love God demonstrated by giving His Son as the sacrifice for our sins – John 3:16. Can you imagine how Peter must have felt when Jesus questioned him three times? Even so, we need to question ourselves because these promises are made only to those who have genuinely set their love on Him. These seven promises are reserved for those who return His Love. Jesus affirmed that the greatest commandment is to “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind” – Matthew 22:37. Such love for God mirrors His love for His people. The apostle John noted this fact in 1 John 4:19: “We love because he first loved us.”
Today ask yourself, “Do I really love Him?”