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“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” Psalm 91:1-2 The entire Psalm 91 is a favorite Psalm of many people world over. Believers and non-believers alike love to read and repeat this Psalm; it is a Psalm of trust in the safety of abiding in God as your refuge, trusting that in the presence of God there is an abiding place of peace, joy, hope, wholeness and most of all safety! Today, as you meditate on verse 1-2 receive the writer’s confession of assurance and confidence in God as your refuge. The person who put their trust in God is one who lives close to Him; one who lives in the secret place, an intimate place where they know God...

“The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You”. Psalm 9:9-10 It is quite evident that we are living in perilous times, (2 Timothy 3:1-7) so many people around us are hurting, families are being destroyed, the covenant of marriage is under attack, social injustices all around, calamity, catastrophe, upheaval, turmoil, confusion, starvation, poverty, sickness, abuse, killings, disasters, wars of all kinds, wars of the mind, war for the soul, war, war and rumors of wars, it is a very dark time indeed. Receive good news today; Jesus Christ has come into the world as light (John 8:12) and He had defeated the power of darkness and became a refuge, for those who put their faith and trust in Him. Refuge speaks of a...

“The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. Psalm 9:9-10 I want to start by asking a simple question; would you trust someone you don’t know; someone you have no relationship with, with the password to your multi-billion dollar bank account and your various investments? I certainly would not and I don’t think you would either. Generally speaking, No one would trust someone they don’t know, with anything that is valuable to them. Before you will ever truly take refuge in God, you must first come to know him. To know Him is the same as putting your faith in Him for salvation, referred to in the New Testament as; saving faith. It is in knowing God that you will be able to...