intimately acquainted

i wrestle with certain notions on occasion.

i trust.

i love.

i cry deeply for righteousness sake.

however, on occasion doubt emerges. i find myself laying on the couch cradled in suspision.

at first i bark of all the contradictions.

my body tense.

my anger bursting forth.

but as i grow silent, peace overwhelms me. i will not share my insecurities, doubts planted at my demise but to say i learned something tonight.

there are many" if's" in the bible that in order to acquire we must fulfill the "then's".

the first few words of the first line of psalm 91 says so much that life or death can hang in the balance.

Those who LIVE, or in another translation DWELLS...in the presence or shelter of the Most High... the following is for them.

The original language associates this as if one was married; as to say: for those of you so very intimately acquainted with the Most High God, that most every decision that is made goes by Him, that every plan is submitted and asked of His opinion...His will, that my desire is to serve Him, to help Him, to please Him, to be ever so close to Him... only you will this belong to.

Not everyone has a healthy marriage. But in order to have what is on the table here... our "marriage" to God is absolutely essential. Not to be taken lightly, for a small decision that leads us outside of God's shelter could bring devestating results in the physical or the spiritual.

Let us not take for granted what God so freely offers and pursue the most important part of life... and that is an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.


Psalm 91

1 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 This I declare about the Lord:
He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;
he is my God, and I trust him.
3 For he will rescue you from every trap
and protect you from deadly disease.
4 He will cover you with his feathers.
He will shelter you with his wings.
His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
5 Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night,
nor the arrow that flies in the day.
6 Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness,
nor the disaster that strikes at midday.
7 Though a thousand fall at your side,
though ten thousand are dying around you,
these evils will not touch you.
8 Just open your eyes,
and see how the wicked are punished.
9 If you make the Lord your refuge,
if you make the Most High your shelter,
10 no evil will conquer you;
no plague will come near your home.
11 For he will order his angels
to protect you wherever you go.
12 They will hold you up with their hands
so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.
13 You will trample upon lions and cobras;
you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet!
14 The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me.
I will protect those who trust in my name.
15 When they call on me, I will answer;
I will be with them in trouble.
I will rescue and honor them.
16 I will reward them with a long life
and give them my salvation.”