“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.””
Psalm 91:1-2 ESV
“You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.”
Psalms 91:13 NKJV
Psalm 91 must be tucked away in every believer’s heart so close to the chest that you can bring it out often. The other day I was listening to this psalm on audio. I noticed something I had never noticed before. The names of two predators the Scripture specifically mentions to us we are protected from.
The lion and the serpent.
These two enemies will not just be defeated scriptures reads that they will be trampled under foot.
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8)
Remember what Satan was doing in the opening scenes of the book of Job.
“The Lord asked him, "Where have you been?" Satan answered, "I have been walking here and there, roaming around the earth." (Job 2:2)
Satan is prowling like a lion seeking prey.
In Genesis, Satan is the deceiver, the sneaky snake.
“And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your offspring[a] and hers;
he will crush your head,
and you will strike his heel.” (Gen 3:15)
A commentary by Derek Thomas said “With the possible exception of John 3:16, no verse in the Bible is more crucial and definitive than Genesis 3:15” He also mentions that the sneaky garden snake in Genesis “grows in the Bible to be the great red dragon of Revelation 12! The serpent is a murderer and a liar (John 8:44), as well as a deceiver (2 Cor. 11:14; Eph. 6:11).”
Psalm 91 mentions both!
God (our refuge our shelter) is promising that Satan is already under foot because of the Cross (the life death & resurrection of our LORD).
What a comforting reminder that in those scary dark moments… when monsters lurk around in our lives, when those ugly thoughts try to counsel our minds & doubt Jesus we can look to the Bible and see His promises over & over again that Christ is the Victor! We can feed on His faithfulness & rest under the shadow of His strong wings. What a friend we have in Jesus!
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