Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
May 16, 2023: SOAP #4912: 1Kings 1: 1Chronicles 28; Psalm 91; 1Thessalonians 5

SCRIPTURE:  Psalm (NIV) 91:2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” …
9 If you make the Most High your dwelling—even the LORD, who is my refuge—10 then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.

OBSERVATION:  The LORD does not recommend a good place to find shelter—He is my refuge!  The LORD does not tell me how to build a safe place—He is my safe place! 

Of course, a shelter is no good unless I am in it.  If I am out from my shelter, then I am in danger of the storm. To stay safe is to stay in the fortress. 

APPLICATION:  So, what am I to do?  I am to make the Most High my dwelling.  I am to make Him my permanent residence! 

It is not for me to convince Him to go with me and protect me; it is for me to go with Him and live under His protection.  As we mature in Jesus, our daily time is more than keeping Him informed of how we will be needing His help.  It will become more of our checking in to see how He would have us fit into His plans for the day. 

There are so many things we can be doing for the Lord but in making Him our dwelling place, we find that ONE thing that HE desires for us.  It is there we enjoy His presence, His provision, and His protection. 

PRAYER:   Lord, more than asking you to keep me safe and well supplied, I commit myself to dwell in your presence, your place of provision and protection.  May I learn to rest in you.   Amen

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